Definition of Patronizing

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Definition of Patronizing
	Patronizing of Patronize Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another. Related Definitions: Another, Assuming, Condescending, Favor, Manner, Of, Patronize, Showing, Superior, The, Toward

Patronizing Quotations

He has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page.
Jeremy Northam

Blacks who have not succumbed to the victim culture have been, are, and will be doing quite well - all on their own, without handouts, affirmative action, and other patronizing measures.
Tammy Bruce

Look, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids aren't gonna like it, really, because most kids can feel when you are being patronizing.
Brad Bird

Accomplishment is such a patronizing, dangerous word, isn't it? I haven't really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I've done is to have lived this long - 81.
Patrick Macnee

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