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condescending

Definition for condescending

adjective as in snobby, lordly

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“Throughout the entire lecture, Subject Lillienfeld was rude, condescending, unprofessional, and made inappropriate comments to several students in the class,” investigators wrote in a summary of their interview with the Los Angeles officer.

“Throughout the entire lecture, Subject Lillienfeld was rude, condescending, unprofessional, and made inappropriate comments to several students in the class,” investigators wrote in their summary of the officer’s interview.

WATCH: “Please do not address a grown woman in a condescending tone as ‘dear’.

From Salon

But that condescending dismissal misses the point — both the point of the original 4B movement and why American women are talking about it now.

From Salon

The adult characters are shown to respond in an over-protective and condescending way - a striking criticism of the way society often treats disabled people.

From BBC

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