1. patronizing - Adjective
2. patronizing - Verb
4. patronizing - Adjective Satellite
of Patronize
Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another.
Source: Webster's dictionaryLook, I think if you talk down to a kid or aim specifically at a kid, most kids aren't gonna like it, really, because most kids can feel when you are being patronizing. Brad Bird
Psychology is as important as substance. If you treat people with respect, they will go out of their way to accommodate you. If you treat them in a patronizing way, they will go out of their way to make your life difficult. Mohamed ElBaradei
When it comes to human rights issues, there is no such thing as a flawless utopia and countries do not need patronizing lecturers. Xi Jinping
To compare the patronizing pedantry of A Course in Miracles with any line or two from the New Testament gospels is like comparing a washing machine repair manual with Shakespeare. Robert M. Price
I also get fed up with the fact that casting agents and directors have this impression of me as being frail and petite. I find it very patronizing. I'm quite beefy and strong. I was a gymnast in school and I have lots of muscles. Helena Bonham Carter
To single out a particular group and say we can't make a joke about them is almost a form of prejudice and it's kind of patronizing. Sacha Baron Cohen