If you are patronizing, you tend to speak down to others, acting as though you are smarter, classier, or just plain better than anyone else. For the record, your snobby attitude is not impressing anyone.
Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another.
Adjective S.
(used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Patronize
a.
Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of
airs of a superior toward another.
Patronizing
Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another.
Usage Examples
People are patronizing the theatres with renewed enthusiasm - there is an entire picnic-like attitude when families go out to see movies, which is a very good sign. They want to see larger-than-life characters on the big screen and not just watch movies on television or on DVDs.
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Other Usage ExamplesHe has such a patronizing tone and manner, and such a sarcastic sense of humor. I found him rather brutal, a kind of elegant brutality which appealed. No, I think he came pretty much off the page.
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.