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CONDESCENDINGLY

\kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋlɪ], \kˌɒndɪsˈɛndɪŋlɪ], \k_ˌɒ_n_d_ɪ_s_ˈɛ_n_d_ɪ_ŋ_l_ɪ]\

Definitions of CONDESCENDINGLY

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language

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with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly"

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly"

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

adv. By way of condescension.

1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language

By way of voluntary humiliation, by way of kind concession.

1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
By Thomas Sheridan

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