patronizingly

English

Alternative forms

• (UK, Australia) patronisingly

Etymology

Etymology tree

English patronizing

Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der.

Proto-Germanic *līkąder.

Proto-Germanic *-līkaz

Proto-Germanic *-ê

Proto-Germanic *-līkê

Proto-West Germanic *-līkē

Old English -līċe

Middle English -ly

English -ly

English patronizingly

From patronizing + -ly.

Adverb

patronizingly (comparative more patronizingly, superlative most patronizingly)

1. In a patronizing manner.
   • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 231:

     `Anyway, Bob's on a good wicket!' said Cummings patronisingly. `I wouldn't mind taking on the job myself.'