patronizingly

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patronizingly - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Patronizing \Pa"tron*i`zing\, a.
     Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a
     superior toward another. -- Pat"ron*i`zing*ly, adv.
     --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]

patronizingly - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  patronizingly
      adv 1: with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats
             his secretary condescendingly" [syn: condescendingly,
             patronizingly, patronisingly]