dismissively
adverb
dismissively is spelled D-I-S-M-I-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y: 12 letters. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, dismissively means “In a dismissive manner” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in dismissively?
| Letters | 12: D-I-S-M-I-S-S-I-V-E-L-Y |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is dismissively?
Dismissively appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Forms of dismissively
- more dismissively comparative
- most dismissively superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does dismissively mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
In a dismissive manner.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Dismissively in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in a dismissive manner:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | herablassend, abweisend, wegwerfend |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does dismissively come from?
From dismissive + -ly.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).