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condescending

Definition for condescending

adjective as in snobby, lordly

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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.

That's especially aggravating in light of the reports that the White House is entertaining condescending policy pitches aimed at "persuading" women to have more children.

From Salon

Though they all slot into known archetypes — the steely yet vulnerable “final girl,” the condescending jock, the sarcastic pal, the kooky yet intuitive bestie — they’re all fully formed characters, sardonic and self-aware.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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