condescending

  • 11condescending — adj. Condescending is used with these nouns: ↑attitude, ↑manner, ↑tone …

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  • 12condescending — con|de|scend|ing [ˌkɔndıˈsendıŋ US ˌka:n ] adj behaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people used to show disapproval ▪ Professor Hutter s manner is extremely condescending. >condescendingly …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 13condescending — adjective behaving as though you think you are better or more important than other people: Professor Hutter s manner is extremely condescending. condescendingly adverb …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 14condescending — adjective she looked us up and down in a condescending manner Syn: patronizing, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, disdainful, lofty, haughty; informal snooty, stuck up …

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  • 15condescending — adjective Date: 1660 showing or characterized by condescension ; patronizing • condescendingly adverb …

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  • 16condescending — Synonyms and related words: arrogant, belittling, big, contemptuous, disdainful, domineering, haughty, high faluting, high flown, high handed, high hat, high headed, high nosed, hoity toity, imperious, lofty, overbearing, patronizing, pompous,… …

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  • 17condescending — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. patronizing, superior, disdainful, supercilious; see egotistic 2 , proud 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. superior, arrogant, *high and mighty, patronizing, lofty, snobbish, disdainful, lordly, pretentious, *snooty …

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  • 18condescending — con|de|scend|ing [ ,kandə sendıŋ ] adjective showing that you think you are more important or more intelligent than other people ╾ con|de|scend|ing|ly adverb …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 19condescending — con·de scend·ing || ‚kÉ‘ndɪ sendɪŋ / kÉ’n adj. showing condescension; patronizing, haughty con·de·scend || ‚kÉ’ndɪ send v. voluntarily lower oneself; patronize, act in a proud manner toward others …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 20condescending — adj 1. patronizing, scornful, disdainful, contemptuous, supercilious, despising; imperious, overbearing, high handed, pompous, stilted, pretentious; snobbish, snobby, priggish, All Inf. snooty, snippy, snotty, high hat, high hatted; presumptuous …

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