adv
Meaning 1
In a condescending manner.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
condescendingly
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/kɒn.dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ.li/
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adverb
Meaning 2
with condescension; in a patronizing manner
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he treats his secretary condescendingly
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: patronizingly, patronisingly
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From condescending + -ly.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Breton: war e blegoù — In a condescending manner
- Czech: blahosklonně — In a condescending manner
- Dutch: uit de hoogte — In a condescending manner
- Dutch: hooghartig — In a condescending manner
- Finnish: ylimielisesti — In a condescending manner
- Finnish: alentavasti — In a condescending manner
- Finnish: alentuvasti — In a condescending manner
- Italian: con tono di condiscendenza — In a condescending manner
- Macedonian: снисходливо (snishodlivo) — In a condescending manner
- Polish: protekcjonalnie — In a condescending manner
- Russian: снисходи́тельно (snisxodítelʹno) — In a condescending manner