PATRONIZING

Meaning of PATRONIZING in English

adjective treat with an apparent kindness which betrays a feeling of superiority.

→ patronize

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

PATRONIZING — condescendent (-ie)
English interlingue dictionary
PATRONIZING — -ziŋ, -zēŋ adjective : condescending her tone was … insufferably patronizing — P.I.Wellman • pa·tron·iz·ing·ly adverb
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PATRONIZING — (a.) Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another.
Английский словарь Webster
PATRONIZING — (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Patronize
Английский словарь Webster
PATRONIZING — ( p. pr. & vb. n. ) of Patronize
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATRONIZING — ( a. ) Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATRONIZING — — patronizingly , adv. /pay"treuh nuy'zing, pa"-/ , adj. displaying or indicative of an offensively condescending manner: a patronizing greeting, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PATRONIZING — adj. arrogant, condescending, showing an aggressively superior manner (also patronising)
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PATRONIZING — p.pr. & ·vb.n. of patronize. 2. patronizing ·adj showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward …
Webster English vocab
PATRONIZING — ( BrE also pat·ron·is·ing ) / ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋ; NAmE ˈpeɪtrənaɪzɪŋ/ adjective ( disapproving ) showing that you feel better, or more …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATRONIZING — pat ‧ ro ‧ niz ‧ ing /ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋ $ ˈpeɪ-, ˈpæ-/ BrE AmE adjective someone who is patronizing talks to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PATRONIZING — Note: in BRIT, also use 'patronising' If someone is patronizing , they speak or behave towards you in a way …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATRONIZING — Note: in BRIT, also use 'patronising' If someone is ~, they speak or behave towards you in a way that …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PATRONIZING — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES patronizing/condescending (= showing that you think you are more important or intelligent than someone ) …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PATRONIZING — [UK and ANZ] usually -ising [adjective]It's that patronizing tone of hers that I can't bear.He's sometimes very patronizing.
Cambridge English vocab
PATRONIZING — Synonyms and related words : Olympian detachment, Olympian loftiness, arrogance, arrogant, arrogantness, assumption of superiority, big, condescendence, condescending, condescension, domineering, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
PATRONIZING — (BrE also -ising ) adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
PATRONIZING — ( BrE also -ising ) adj. VERBS ▪ be , sound ▪ become ▪ find sb/sth ▪ I found his …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PATRONIZING — adj. 25B6; adjective CONDESCENDING, disdainful, supercilious, superior, imperious, scornful, contemptuous; informal uppity, high and mighty.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
PATRONIZING — Покровительство
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PATRONIZING — Защитный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
PATRONIZING — Защитный
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
PATRONIZING — Покровительство
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PATRONIZING — покровительствовать покровительственный
Англо-Русский словарь
HOITY-TOITY — I. |hȯid.ē|tȯid.ē, |hīd.ē|tīd.ē noun ( -es ) Etymology: reduplication of hoity, from English dialect hoit, v. 1. a. obsolete : …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
CONDESCENDING — — condescendingly , adv. /kon'deuh sen"ding/ , adj. showing or implying a usually patronizing descent from dignity or superiority: They …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
WILT — I. verb COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES limp/wilted (= lettuce that is not fresh and crisp ) ▪ The lettuce was …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
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Longman Activator English vocab
ПОКРОВИТЕЛЬСТВЕННЫЙ — 1. patronizing; ~ тон patronizing tone; 2. эк. : ~ые пошлины protective duties; ~ые пошлины для ведущих отраслей промышленности key …
Русско-Английский словарь общей тематики
ПОКРОВИТЕЛЬСТВЕННЫЙ — прил. patronizing protective коммерч. покровительственн|ый - 1. patronizing ~ тон patronizing tone 2. эк. : ~ые пошлины protective duties ~ые …
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