condescendingly

«condescendingly» in Mova's school dictionary: better than others; talking down to them — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

adverb (condescendingly)

meaning for a pupil

In a way that shows you think you are better than others; talking down to them. tree →

sense in the lessons

in the lessons, a proud character speaks to a poor creature in a superior way

examples

• "I won't refuse your request," said Turritella condescendingly. tree →
• He smiled condescendingly at the younger children. tree →
• She explained the sum condescendingly, as if I were stupid. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «condescendingly» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.