condescendingly

English

Etymology

condescending +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɒn.dɪˈsɛn.dɪŋ.li/

Adverb

condescendingly (comparative more condescendingly, superlative most condescendingly)

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)

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