All 7 Uses of
condescending
in
Sons and Lovers
- Emma was rather plain, rather old, and condescending.†
Chpt 1.5
- But to condescend to him made her happy, and he did not mind.†
Chpt 1.5
- ...Miss Western would have been a lady condescending to her inferiors.
Chpt 1.6 *condescending = treating others as inferiors
- The boys were condescending, but Paul scarcely observed it.†
Chpt 1.6
- Edgar the eldest, would not condescend at first.†
Chpt 2.7
- And to Miriam he more or less condescended, because she seemed so humble.†
Chpt 2.7
- But now they condescended to listen.†
Chpt 2.7
Definition:
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(condescending) treating others as inferior; or doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity