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nonpatronizing

nonpatronizing adjective: not patronizing.

Adjective

nonpatronizing (not comparable)

  1. Not patronizing.
    • More recently, as Mr. Jacobs and his creative partner, Scott Schultz, 35, crossed over into that decidedly uncool full-time occupation known as parenthood, they were disappointed with the children’s programming they watched, which seemed to lack the freewheeling spirit and nonpatronizing voice of...2007 August 12, Dave Itzkoff, “Charm the Children, Tickle the Parents”, in New York Times

Origin of nonpatronizing

From non- + patronizing.

Questions about nonpatronizing

What does nonpatronizing mean?
Nonpatronizing means not patronizing.
What part of speech is nonpatronizing?
Nonpatronizing is an adjective.

Words near nonpatronizing in the dictionary

  1. nonpatriarchal
  2. nonpatrilineal
  3. nonpatrol
  4. nonpatron
  5. nonpatronage
  6. nonpatronizing
  7. nonpatrons
  8. nonpattern
  9. nonpatterned
  10. nonpatterns
  11. nonpausal

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