Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patronizingly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.36 in modern English

Syllables: pa-tron-iz-ing-ly
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

5

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

In a patronizing manner.

Example Sentences

"`Anyway, Bob's on a good wicket!' said Cummings patronisingly. `I wouldn't mind taking on the job myself.'"

Etymology

Etymology tree English patronizing Middle English -ly English -ly English patronizingly From patronizing + -ly.

Inflected Forms

more patronizingly (comparative) most patronizingly (superlative) patronisingly (alternative)

Synonyms

condescendingly patronisingly

Questions

What does patronizingly mean?: In a patronizing manner.
Where does patronizingly come from?: Etymology tree English patronizing Middle English -ly English -ly English patronizingly From patronizing + -ly.

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