condescendingly

English

Etymology

From condescending +‎ -ly.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /kɒn.dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ.li/

Adverb

condescendingly (comparative more condescendingly, superlative most condescendingly)

1. In a condescending manner.
   • 1974, John Boorman, Zardoz, London: Pan Books, page 10:

     He wore his strange and colourful clothes as if for inspection by a lesser being: condescendingly, casually.

   • 1994, Jim Ranie, Jargodin: The Moonlighter, Brisbane: Jim Ranie, page 83:

     "What seems to be the trouble my child? Ah, the pains of youth," he nodded condescendingly.

Translations

In a condescending manner

• Breton: war e blegoù
• Czech: blahosklonně
• Dutch: uit de hoogte, hooghartig (nl)
• Finnish: ylimielisesti (fi), alentavasti, alentuvasti (fi)
• Italian: con tono di condiscendenza
• Macedonian: снисходливо m (snishodlivo)
• Polish: protekcjonalnie
• Russian: снисходи́тельно (ru) (snisxodítelʹno)