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patronising

patronising is the alternative spelling of patronizing.

patronising is the present participle and gerund of patronise.

Meaning of patronizing

Adjective

patronizing (comparative more patronizing, superlative most patronizing)

  1. Offensively condescending.
    Synonyms:
    condescending

Forms of patronising

comparativemore patronising
superlativemost patronising

Words formed from patronising

Questions about patronising

What is patronising the alternative spelling of?
Patronising is the alternative spelling of patronizing.

Words near patronising in the dictionary

  1. patronise
  2. patronised
  3. patroniser
  4. patronisers
  5. patronises
  6. patronising
  7. patronisingly
  8. patronite
  9. patronites
  10. patronizable
  11. patronization

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Adapted from Wiktionary: patronising (page history and authors); patronizing (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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