paternalistically

American  

[puh-turn-uhl-ist-ik-lee] / pəˌtɜrn əlˈɪst ɪk li /

adverb

1. in a paternalistic way; condescendingly.

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Example Sentences

I wondered: Instead of paternalistically enjoining Yolande to remain focused on her studies, what if Du Bois had engaged his teenage daughter as a young intellectual?

From Washington Post

It is important to Mr. Murillo that the canvases “weren’t treated paternalistically as children’s drawing,” said Clara Dublanc, a co-director of Frequencies Institute, as the nonprofit project, a work in progress, is known.

From New York Times

Wade, the court, almost paternalistically, worried about the “distressful life and future” of a woman facing an unplanned pregnancy.

From Washington Post

Zimmer rather paternalistically asked Jefferson to promise to practice and study hard, as if there were any question about the effort and precision the Vikings would get from their star receiver.

From Seattle Times

I’m gazing up, envisioning bombing down one of them — to wild cheers from Egan! — when he clears his throat paternalistically to regain my attention.

From Washington Post