Meanings
adjectivepatronizing (comparative more patronizing, superlative most patronizing)
comparative more patronizing · superlative most patronizing
- Offensively condescending.
Synonyms: condescending
verb
- gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of patronize
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectiveOffensively condescending.
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adjective(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
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patronizing. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patronizing
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“patronizing.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patronizing. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “patronizing,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/patronizing.
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