condescendingly

Etymology

condescending + -ly

adv

  1. In a condescending manner.
    He wore his strange and colourful clothes as if for inspection by a lesser being: condescendingly, casually. 1974, John Boorman, Zardoz, London: Pan Books, page 10
    "What seems to be the trouble my child? Ah, the pains of youth," he nodded condescendingly. 1994, Jim Ranie, Jargodin: The Moonlighter, Brisbane: Jim Ranie, page 83

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