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condescending

 
Dictionary: con·de·scend·ing   (kŏn'dĭ-sĕn'dĭng) pronunciation
adj.
Displaying a patronizingly superior attitude: "The independent investor's desire to play individual stocks may well worry some market veterans, but that smacks a little of Wall Street's usual condescending attitude toward small investors" (Tom Petruno).

condescendingly con'de·scend'ing·ly adv.

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adj

Definition: snobby, lordly
Antonyms: approachable, friendly, humble


WordNet: condescending
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
  Synonyms: arch, patronizing, patronising


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - nedladende

Nederlands (Dutch)
neerbuigend, laatdunkend

Français (French)
adj. - condescendant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - herablassend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - καταδεχτικός, συγκαταβατικός

Italiano (Italian)
con arie di superiorità, arrogante, condiscendente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - condescendente

Русский (Russian)
высокомерный, снисходительный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - condescendiente, despectivo, desdeñoso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - nedlåtande

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
谦逊的, 叫人领情似的, 故意屈尊的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 謙遜的, 叫人領情似的, 故意屈尊的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 겸손한, 생색을 부리는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 謙そんした, 恩着せがましい, 謙遜した

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متنازل‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מתנשא, מוחל על כבודו‬


 
 
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