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condescending

[kon-duh-sen-ding] / ˌkɒn dəˈsɛn dɪŋ /


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Hollywood types often strike a snarky and condescending tone when they peer down the ladder at the low rungs of show business—an excellent example is the 2017 comedy “The Disaster Artist.”

From The Wall Street Journal

“He was always extremely warm and very present, there was nothing condescending in him. He never treated me like a kid. We clicked right away.”

From Los Angeles Times

While this may sound condescending today, at the time it was a broad-minded position.

From The Wall Street Journal

It shows us that he could be down-to-earth without ever condescending to his readers.

From The Wall Street Journal

However, his wife, the Baroness Hoover, was monstrous, rude, and condescending, and like the Earl of Maytag, she scarcely considered the Incorrigibles to be human.

From Literature