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# condescendingly

adverb (condescendingly)

«condescendingly» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

In a way that shows you think you are better than others; talking down to them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condescendingly/#m1)

### In the lessons

in the lessons, a proud character speaks to a poor creature in a superior way

### Examples

- "I won't refuse your request," said Turritella condescendingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condescendingly/#x1)
- He smiled condescendingly at the younger children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condescendingly/#x2)
- She explained the sum condescendingly, as if I were stupid. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condescendingly/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «condescendingly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/condescendingly/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«condescendingly» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/condescendingly.html) on Mova free.