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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
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Patronisingly
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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