CONDESCENDING


Meaning of CONDESCENDING in English

con ‧ de ‧ scend ‧ ing /ˌkɒndɪˈsendɪŋ◂ $ ˌkɑːn-/ BrE AmE adjective

behaving as though you think you are better, more intelligent, or more important than other people – used to show disapproval SYN patronizing :

Professor Hutter’s manner is extremely condescending.

—condescendingly adverb

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.