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patronizing
Adjective
  • offensively condescending
Verb
  • present participle of patronize
patronize
Verb
  • To make a patron. transitive
  • To act as a patron; to protect, defend, support. transitive
  • To assume a tone of unjustified superiority; to talk down to; to treat condescendingly. transitive
  • To make oneself a customer of a business, especially a regular customer. transitive