Dismissably
adv ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 In a way that makes someone or something easy to dismiss.
"Where Ringo was dismissably cute, George disturbingly strange, Paul sometimes OK but suspiciously maudlin--indeed, where Dylan was depressing, the Stones boring, and the Who moribund--John Lennon, retained our affection and somehow, particularly during the quiet years, earned more of it and gained our respect back as well."
Example
More examples"Where Ringo was dismissably cute, George disturbingly strange, Paul sometimes OK but suspiciously maudlin--indeed, where Dylan was depressing, the Stones boring, and the Who moribund--John Lennon, retained our affection and somehow, particularly during the quiet years, earned more of it and gained our respect back as well."
Etymology
From dismiss + -ably.
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