Patronizingly

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Patronizing \Pa"tron*i`zing\, a.
     Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a
     superior toward another. -- {Pat"ron*i`zing*ly}, adv.
     --Thackeray.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  patronizingly
       adv : with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his
             secretary condescendingly" [syn: {condescendingly}, {patronisingly}]