condescend
Example Sentences
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It shows us that he could be down-to-earth without ever condescending to his readers.
She struggles to connect to the other older, untrained staff in the kitchen at The Beef restaurant and they rightfully find her condescending.
From Salon
“So many of my classmates at Reed were so condescending about him, and it really turned me off from feeling like I wanted to count myself among that — you know, affiliate in that way.”
From Seattle Times
The attitude of the benevolent white family toward the talented young black athlete they adopted and promoted was revoltingly condescending.
From Los Angeles Times
Two centuries later, it was used as a condescending way to refer to women of any age, which can still be true today.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
