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condescending
(encz) | condescending,blahosklonný adj: Zdeněk Brož |
condescending
(gcide) | condescending \condescending\ adj.
exhibiting an attitude of superiority; patronizing; -- used
of behavior or attitude.
Syn: arch, patronizing.
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Condescending
(gcide) | Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condescended;
p. pr. & vb. n. Condescending.] [F. condescendre, LL.
condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See Descend.]
1. To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to
waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate
one's self to an inferior. "Condescend to men of low
estate." --Rom. xii. 16.
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Can they think me so broken, so debased
With corporal servitude, that my mind ever
Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton.
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Spain's mighty monarch,
In gracious clemency, does condescend,
On these conditions, to become your friend.
--Dryden.
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Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of
superiority.
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Those who thought they were honoring me by
condescending to address a few words to me. --F.
W. Robinson.
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2. To consent. [Obs.]
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All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R.
Carew.
Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe.
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condescending
(wn) | condescending
adj 1: (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those
who treat others with condescension [syn: arch,
condescending, patronizing, patronising] |
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condescendingly
(encz) | condescendingly,blahosklonně adv: Zdeněk Brož |
condescendingness
(encz) | condescendingness, n: |
Condescending
(gcide) | condescending \condescending\ adj.
exhibiting an attitude of superiority; patronizing; -- used
of behavior or attitude.
Syn: arch, patronizing.
[WordNet 1.5]Condescend \Con`de*scend"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Condescended;
p. pr. & vb. n. Condescending.] [F. condescendre, LL.
condescendere, fr. L. con- + descendere. See Descend.]
1. To stoop or descend; to let one's self down; to submit; to
waive the privilege of rank or dignity; to accommodate
one's self to an inferior. "Condescend to men of low
estate." --Rom. xii. 16.
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Can they think me so broken, so debased
With corporal servitude, that my mind ever
Will condescend to such absurd commands? --Milton.
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Spain's mighty monarch,
In gracious clemency, does condescend,
On these conditions, to become your friend.
--Dryden.
[1913 Webster]
Note: Often used ironically, implying an assumption of
superiority.
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Those who thought they were honoring me by
condescending to address a few words to me. --F.
W. Robinson.
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2. To consent. [Obs.]
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All parties willingly condescended heruento. --R.
Carew.
Syn: To yield; stoop; descend; deign; vouchsafe.
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Condescendingly
(gcide) | Condescendingly \Con`de*scend"ing*ly\, adv.
In a condescending manner. --Atterbury.
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condescendingly
(wn) | condescendingly
adv 1: with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats
his secretary condescendingly" [syn: condescendingly,
patronizingly, patronisingly] |
condescendingness
(wn) | condescendingness
n 1: affability to your inferiors and temporary disregard for
differences of position or rank; "the queen's condescension
was intended to make us feel comfortable" [syn:
condescension, condescendingness] |
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