Both Uses of
condescending
in
Wuthering Heights
- 'Shake hands, Heathcliff,' said Mr. Earnshaw, condescendingly; 'once in a way, that is permitted.'†
p. 37.6 *condescendingly = in a manner treating others as inferior
- He talked now, freely enough; and she presently saw fit to retreat to her solitude: but the frost had set in, and, in spite of her pride, she was forced to condescend to our company, more and more.†
p. 216.2condescend = to treat others as inferior; or to do something considered beneath one's position or dignity
Definition:
treating others as inferior; or doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity