Condescending
Condescending adjective - (used of behavior or attitude) characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.
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Synonyms for Condescending
Pleasant and condescending are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Pleasant" instead an adjective "Condescending".
Pleasant
Pleasant adjective - Giving pleasure or contentment to the mind or senses.
Condescending and pleasant are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Condescending" instead an adjective "Pleasant".
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On the other hand, she's genuinely trying to be nice and pleasant to her companions, if a little condescending, and means well in the end.
Source: Video Game / Aëdemphia -
Mother Cooper's feelings are always disregarded, and their condescending attitude is none too pleasant either.
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The Fefethil are at the pleasant-if-condescending end of the scale, regarding humans as "apes" and uneducated, flawed species, but not beneath them in a bad.
Source: Literature / Urn Burial
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