Patronizing \Pa"tron*i`zing\, a. Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another. -- {Pat"ron*i`zing*ly}, adv. Thackeray.
patronizingly adv : with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" [syn: {condescendingly}, {patronisingly}]