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patronizing
patronizing /ˈpætrənaɪzɪŋ $ ˈpeɪ-, ˈpæ-/ adjective
someone who is patronizing talks to you in a way that shows they think you are less intelligent or important than them:
    a patronizing attitude
    a patronizing tone
    I don’t mean to sound patronizing.
—patronizingly adverb