Both Uses of
condescending
in
Seventeenth Summer
- Of course," she added with condescension, "it was nice of Art to bring him up, but it wasn't as if I had to have a date--it's such a short time since I was in Chicago and I know boys down there….†
Chpt June
- "Of course," Lorraine went on with pointed condescension, "that depends on whether you're a genius or not."
Chpt July *condescension = treating others as inferiors
Definition:
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(condescending) treating others as inferior; or doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity