patronizing

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  1. Betokening the condescension of a patron; condescendingly or superciliously favorable: as, a patronizing smile. Also spelled patronising.

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  • In the most favorable cases it was supercilious and patronizing, an attitude which never permits the nation criticising to understand the nation criticised. —  The Project Gutenberg eBook of James Fenimore Cooper by Thomas R. Lounsbury
  • Second, my reasoning is nowhere as naïve and patronizing--or simplistic--as you make it out to be. —  AnalogSFF,April2006
  • Opinion: Pity worst form of patronizing, will ensure Gazans continue to whine instead of acting —  Propeller Most Popular Stories
  • Because though I sometimes find my old paper's Catholic coverage patronizing-behold their quaint and colorful folk ways-in this case I find any derision embarrassing but understandable. —  Commonweal Magazine
  • I can't tell if I don't like what she's saying because she's right and I don't want to hear it or because she's wrong and I don't like her patronizing tone. —  It's my life...
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