单词 | patronizing |
释义 | patronizingn. The action of patronize v.; an instance of this. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > support > patronage > [noun] > patronizing patronizing1622 patronization1660 the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [noun] > action lording?a1425 patronage1829 patronizing1837 condescending1875 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [noun] > assumed or patronizing courtesy condescension1752 patronizing1837 patronization1944 1622 P. Hannay Nightingale Ded. sig. A Honour hath beene had By Patronizing of a worke of worth. 1664 H. More Apol. in Modest Enq. Myst. Iniquity 547 Rather the taking of it away then the Patronizing of it. 1753 T. Smollett Ferdinand Count Fathom I. viii. 46 He must be furiously infected with the rage of patronizing, who could take such a deplorable performance into his protection. 1837 T. Arnold Lett. in A. P. Stanley Life & Corr. T. Arnold (1845) II. 72 A..friend..made the same objection to Victor Cousin's tone: ‘It was’, he said, ‘a patronizing of Christianity’. 1888 W. C. Beecher & S. Scoville Biogr. Rev. Henry Ward Beecher xxiv. 493 His patronizing had now begun to change into fear. 1939 J. B. Morton Bonfire of Weeds iv. 122 There is no condescension, no insolent patronizing of less fortunate creatures. 1996 America (Nexis) 20 Apr. 8 Think only of ‘scientific creationism’ or Carl Sagan's periodic patronizings. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). patronizingadj. That patronizes a person or thing, esp. with an air or assumption of superiority; ostentatiously condescending. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > haughtiness or disdainfulness > [adjective] overmoodeOE highlyOE overmoodOE overmoodyOE orgelc1175 dangerous?c1225 orgula1275 orgulousc1275 fiercec1290 hautain1297 highfulc1325 squeamousc1325 deignousc1330 digne1340 disdainousc1374 sirlya1375 lordlyc1390 high-hearteda1398 haught1430 haut1430 coppedc1449 excellentc1450 fastidious?a1475 loftyc1485 dain?1507 hichty1513 stiff-necked1526 supercilious1528 haughty1530 taunt?a1534 disdainfula1542 high in the instep1555 skeighc1560 queen-like?1571 surlyc1572 stately1579 coy1581 paughtya1586 steya1586 disdained1598 dortya1605 lordlike1605 overly1606 magnatical1608 stiff1608 surly-borne1609 high-sighted1610 lofty-minded1611 sublimed1611 patronizing1619 lording1629 sublimated1634 cavaliering1642 uncondescending1660 nose-in-the-air1673 sidy1673 fastuose1674 uncondescensive1681 condescending1707 stiff-rumped1728 fastidiose1730 cavalier1751 ogertful1754 pawky1809 supercilian1825 splendid1833 touch-me-not1852 pincé1858 high-stepping1867 eyeglassy1871 sniffy1871 cavalierly1876 snifty1889 Olympian1900 ritzy1920 mugwumpish1923 blasé1930 stiff-arsed1937 nose-high1939 the world > action or operation > behaviour > bad behaviour > discourtesy > [adjective] > with assumed or patronizing courtesy patronizing1828 condescending1881 1619 H. Hutton Follie's Anat. sig. A5 One generous, graue Patronizing friend. 1716 M. Davies Athenæ Britannicæ II. 322 He was by the Patronizing means of Dr. Butts..made Parson of West-Kingston. 1828 E. Bulwer-Lytton Pelham I. ii. 9 No patronizing condescension to little people. 1870 P. Brooks in A. V. G. Allen Phillips Brooks (1908) 246 Huxley's new Lay Sermons..is like..most books for the people that popularize science. It is patronizing and mincemeaty. 1895 S. Crane Red Badge of Courage xv. 149 He inclined to condescension. He adopted toward him an air of patronizing good humor. 1931 E. Bliss Saraband iii. 143 But there was nothing patronizing in her ‘my dear child’, only something caressing and affectionate. 1970 N. Bawden Birds on Trees ix. 163 But it was presumptious to be sorry for her mother. Pity was patronising. 2003 Word May 105/2 The frustration wheelchair-bound Kenny feels at his patronising, eggshell-treading treatment makes for subtle, ring-of-truth social satire. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1622adj.1619 |
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