About The Word Patronizing
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Patronizing
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What's The Definition Of Patronizing?
[adj] (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
Synonyms | Synonyms for Patronizing: arch | condescending | patronising | superior Related Terms | Find terms related to Patronizing: arrogance | arrogant | arrogantness | assumption of superiority | big | condescendence | condescending | condescension | domineering | domineeringness | haughtiness | haughty | haughty airs | hauteur | high horse | high-faluting | high-flown | high-hat | high-headed | high-nosed | hoity-toitiness | hoity-toity | loftiness | lofty | Olympian detachment | Olympian loftiness | overbearing | overbearing pride | overbearingness | overweening pride | patronization | patronizing attitude | pride | priggish | proud | proudness | purse-pride | purse-proud | side | sniffy | snippy | snobbish | snobby | snooty | snotty | stiff-necked pride | stuck-up | superbia | superior | toploftiness | toplofty | uppish | uppishness | uppity | uppityness | upstage See Also | Patronizing In Webster's Dictionary \Pa"tron*i`zing\, a.
Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a
superior toward another. -- {Pat"ron*i`zing*ly}, adv.
Thackeray.
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