All 6 Uses of
condescending
in
A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- They were as humble as animals to me; and when I proposed to breakfast with them, they were so flattered, so overwhelmed by this extraordinary condescension of mine that at first they were not able to believe that I was in earnest.†
Chpt 13
- Marco was appalled, and held his breath; and when the grandee accepted, he was so grateful that he almost forgot to be astonished at the condescension.†
Chpt 31
- "Now ye know what manner of man I am, brother Jones," said the smith, with a fine and friendly condescension, "and doubtless ye would look to find me a man jealous of his due of respect and but sparing of outgo to strangers till their rating and quality be assured, but trouble yourself not, as concerning that; wit ye well ye shall find me a man that regardeth not these matters but is willing to receive any he as his fellow and equal that carrieth a right heart in his body, be his…†
Chpt 32
- I picked out a man humble enough in life to condescend to talk with one so shabby as I, and got his account of the matter.
Chpt 37 *condescend = do something considered beneath one's position or dignity
- I felt sarcastical, so I said: "Oh, sapient servant of the law, condescend to tell us, then, what you know."†
Chpt 37
- Know that the great lord and illustrious Knight, SIR SAGRAMOR LE DESIROUS having condescended to meet the King's Minister, Hank Morgan, the which is surnamed The Boss, for satisfaction of offence anciently given, these will engage in the lists by Camelot about the fourth hour of the morning of the sixteenth day of this next succeeding month.†
Chpt 39
Definition:
-
(condescending) treating others as inferior; or doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity