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Definition of Condescending in English :

Condescending

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Adjective

1. arch, condescending, patronising, patronizing

(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Condescending

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adjective

showing or implying condescension by stooping to the level of one's inferiors, esp in a patronizing way

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Condescending

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adjective

showing condescension; esp., patronizing

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Condescending

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adj.

Displaying a patronizingly superior attitude: "Wall Street's usual condescending attitude toward small investors" (Tom Petruno).

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