اِسْتِعْلَائِيّ adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
مُتَعَال adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Catalan

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paternalista adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Chinese Mandarin

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傲慢的 adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Czech

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blahosklonný adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Danish

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nedladende adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Dutch

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aanmatigend adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
betuttelend adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
neerbuigend adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Finnish

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alentava adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
alentuva adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
ylimielinen adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

French

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condescendant adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

German

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herablassend adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Greek

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συγκαταβατικός adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Hebrew

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מתנשא adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Hungarian

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fölényes adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
fölényeskedő adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
leereszkedő adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
vállveregető adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Japanese

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上から目線 adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
上目線 adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Latvian

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iecietīgs adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Macedonian

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на́дмен adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
сни́сходлив adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Norwegian Bokmål

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nedlatende adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Norwegian Nynorsk

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nedlatande adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Polish

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protekcjonalny adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Portuguese

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condescendente adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
paternalista adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Russian

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снисходи́тельный adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Scottish Gaelic

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mì-uasal adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Serbo-Croatian

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snishòdljiv adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
снисхо̀дљив adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Spanish

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condescendiente adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
paternalista adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Swedish

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nedlåtande adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)
von oben adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Thai

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จองหองพองขน adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Turkish

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aşağılayıcı adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Vietnamese

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trịch thượng adj (assuming a tone of superiority or a patronizing attitude)

Sample sentences

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I don't know, she really has a condescending way of talking, don't you think? Sometimes it gets to me.

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Don't be condescending.

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Don't be so condescending.

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The boss spoke in a condescending tone when addressing the female staff members.

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