Definition of Patronisingly

1. Adverb. With condescension; in a patronizing manner. "He treats his secretary condescendingly"


Definition of Patronisingly

1. Adverb. (British) (alternative spelling of patronizingly) ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Patronisingly

patron saints
patronage
patronages
patronal
patronate
patroness
patronesses
patronisation
patronisations
patronise
patronised
patroniser
patronisers
patronises
patronising
patronisingly (current term)
patronite
patronites
patronization
patronizations
patronize
patronized
patronizer
patronizers
patronizes
patronizing
patronizingly
patronless
patronly
patronne

Literary usage of Patronisingly

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chief Contemporary Dramatists, Second Series: Eighteen Plays from the Recent by Thomas Herbert Dickinson (1921)
"EMILY [patronisingly]. Well, let's go and inspect it, Aunt Nancy. ... JOHN [coming up to SAM a little patronisingly]. Sam, glad to see you! ..."

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