patronizingly en · ADV
Etymology
Etymology tree English patronizing Middle English -ly English -ly English patronizingly From patronizing + -ly.
Meanings
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In a patronizing manner.
`Anyway, Bob's on a good wicket!' said Cummings patronisingly. `I wouldn't mind taking on the job myself.'
1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney, N.S.W.: Ure Smith, →OCLC, page 231:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most patronizingly | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| patronisingly | alternative | lexicographic | |
| more patronizingly | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |