Patronising
[peɪtrənaɪz]
Examples
- Margaret wished she could have helped feeling that it also became more patronising. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- I should think so,' replied Sam, with a patronising wink. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Emily, my dear,' said the spinster aunt, with a patronising air, 'don't talk so loud, love. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- Mr. Giles looked round with a patronising air, as much as to say that so long as they behaved properly, he would never desert them. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- This last observation was addressed with a patronising air to Mr. Pickwick, who was peeping through the front window. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- About you, Samivel,' said Mr. Weller, in a patronising and impressive voice. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- When the young men went upstairs, and after Osborne's introduction to Miss Crawley, he walked up to Rebecca with a patronising, easy swagger. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
Edited by Horace