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The prefix of the word "condescending" is "con-" and the suffix is "-ing."
The teachers answer to my question was very condescending.
The teacher spoke in a condescending tone when addressing her students.
No. Assistant is a noun.
To patronize or to be condescending towards.
patronizing
The boy stuttered sheepishly as he stared at the broken vase, while his mother scolded him in a condescending tone.
To patronize or to be condescending towards.
arrogant
Condescending or supercilious toward
Do you mean condescending? To speak condescendingly to someone is to speak down to them; like speaking to a child.
Condescending means to show feelings of superiority, talking down to others, or behaving in a way that suggests you are better than someone else.