condescending
[ kon-duh-sen-ding ]
/ ˌkɒn dəˈsɛn dɪŋ /
adjective
showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority: They resented the older neighbors' condescending cordiality.
SYNONYMS FOR condescending
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Origin of condescending
First recorded in 1630–40; condescend + -ing2
OTHER WORDS FROM condescending
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Under Mr. Bryant the Evening Post was an old-fashioned newspaper of uncondescending, uncompromising dignity.
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British Dictionary definitions for condescending
condescending
/ (ˌkɒndɪˈsɛndɪŋ) /
adjective
showing or implying condescension by stooping to the level of one's inferiors, esp in a patronizing way
Derived forms of condescending
condescendingly, adverbCollins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition
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