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condescending
adjective as in snobby, lordly
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complaisant, disdainful, egotistic, la-di-da, lofty, snobbish, snotty, supercilious, superior, uppish, uppity
Example Sentences
But in a letter of resignation, she said another reason for leaving was the "condescending and controlling language used towards survivors".
"Maybe the opponent sometimes can be condescending, to look down on you," he said.
He was condescending when he called her “darling” and referred to her question as “fake news.”
First and foremost among these is Jack O’Brien’s precise and invigorating direction, which treats the characters as our country cousins, never condescending to them, even at their laughable worst.
Harrison projects a ferocious determination that’s paired with an intense loathing for this condescending, demented misogynist.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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