( BrE also -ising ) adj.
VERBS
▪ be , sound
▪ become
▪ find sb/sth
▪
I found his tone rather ~.
ADVERB
▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.
▪ almost
▪ a little , slightly , etc.
PREPOSITION
▪ towards/toward
▪
He's always very ~ towards/toward my mother.
Patronizing is used with these nouns: ↑ attitude , ↑ tone