All 4 Uses of
condescending
in
The Age of Innocence
- He was aware of smiling at her vaguely, and she added, as if condescending to his natural shyness: "I've never seen May looking lovelier.†
Chpt 8
- He talked easily of Botticelli, and spoke of Fra Angelico with a faint condescension.†
Chpt 9 *
- Archer's laugh lingered on his lips in a slightly condescending smile.†
Chpt 14
- Every one agreed with her, but no one condescended to enquire what the Beauforts really meant to do.†
Chpt 28
Definition:
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(condescending) treating others as inferior; or doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity