Condescending
Condescending adjective - (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.
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Pitiful and condescending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pitiful" instead an adjective "Condescending".
Pitiful
Pitiful adjective - Deserving pitying scorn (as for inadequacy).
Condescending and pitiful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Condescending" instead an adjective "Pitiful".
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He's rather arrogant and condescending toward John Freeman, but ultimately, he's relatively low-ranking in his bank, and when his boss calls him out on what he's done and fires him, he becomes quite pitiful.
Source: Comic Book / Chick Tracts
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