condescending
adjective/ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋ/
/ˌkɑːndɪˈsendɪŋ/
- behaving as though you are more important and more intelligent than other people
- He has a condescending attitude towards women.
- Her tone of voice was always so condescending.
- He looked around and made some condescending remark.
- She ignored his condescending tone.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryCondescending is used with these nouns:- attitude
- manner
- tone
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