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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Patronizing \Pa"tron*i'zing\, adjective Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another. -- {Pat"ron*i'zing*ly}, adverb --Thackeray.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
patronizingly
adverb: with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" [syn: {condescendingly}, {patronisingly}]
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