- present participle of condescend.
condescending
Example Sentences
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But in a setting that demands connection, he can appear condescending or insincere.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
It said that, in many cases, this was done through "prolonged nagging and with unpleasant and condescending language".
From BBC • Jun. 16, 2026
He’s condescending to almost everyone except his church friends.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 6, 2026
“He could be loud, at times obnoxious, but he was always one of the boys. He was never condescending to anybody.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
He was short and slight, black-haired and black-eyed, pompous, condescending, and almost as ignorant medically as I was.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
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