patronizing
adjective
displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner.
patronizingly
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a word derived from
patronizing.
Example Sentences
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“They would have patronizingly patted us on the shoulder and given us rotten potatoes as humanitarian assistance while thinking how to chip away pieces from us.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
They patronizingly say that we gave them everything and they failed to hold it together on their own because they didn't have a will to fight.
From Salon ● Dec. 9, 2022
He failed the entrance exam for the diplomatic service, joining through an alternative process known patronizingly as the “slow stream.”
From New York Times ● Sep. 11, 2020
They try to solve what philosopher of science Thomas Kuhn has patronizingly called “puzzles,” problems whose solution buttresses the prevailing paradigm.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 20, 2019
“There’s someone with good sense,” my father said patronizingly.
From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane
