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The definition of condescending is acting in a way that shows a superior attitude.

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An example of condescending is a parent who speaks to her grown child as if he were still a toddler.

See condescending in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

showing condescension; esp., patronizing

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condescendingly adverb

See condescending in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective

Displaying a patronizingly superior attitude: “The independent investor's desire to play individual stocks may well worry some market veterans, but that smacks a little of Wall Street's usual condescending attitude toward small investors” (Tom Petruno).

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