patronizing
adjective (patronizing, more patronizing, most patronizing)
Everyday
Patronizing describes talk or manners that treat someone as if they are less clever or less important, in a kind but proud way. tree →
In the lessons
in stories a smile or tone that looks down on others; the Giant's small friends were not meant to be patronized
Examples
- Don't be so patronizing; I can do it myself. tree →
- She gave him a patronizing smile. tree →
- The giant spoke in a patronizing voice to the children. tree →
Note
nothing for maths.
On Mova
- Trees and pragmatics of «patronizing» in the school dictionary: every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
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