Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patronisingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.24 in modern English

Syllables: pa-tro-n-is-ing-ly
IPA

19

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Alternative spelling of patronizingly.

Australian usage; British usage

Etymology

Etymology tree English patronising Middle English -ly English -ly English patronisingly From patronising + -ly.

Usage

Australian usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

more patronisingly (comparative) most patronisingly (superlative)

Synonyms

condescendingly patronizingly

Questions

What does patronisingly mean?: Alternative spelling of patronizingly.
Where does patronisingly come from?: Etymology tree English patronising Middle English -ly English -ly English patronisingly From patronising + -ly.

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