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# patronizing

adjective (patronizing, more patronizing, most patronizing)

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

## Everyday

Patronizing describes talk or manners that treat someone as if they are less clever or less important, in a kind but proud way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronizing/#m1)

### In the lessons

in stories a smile or tone that looks down on others; the Giant's small friends were not meant to be patronized

### Examples

- Don't be so patronizing; I can do it myself. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronizing/#x1)
- She gave him a patronizing smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronizing/#x2)
- The giant spoke in a patronizing voice to the children. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/P/patronizing/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths.

## On Mova

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