patronizing
adjectiveTreating someone with an air of superiority that appears helpful or kind.
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Clear all filtersTreating someone with an air of superiority that appears helpful or kind.
Continuing indefinitely or recurring so often as to seem constant.
Continuing indefinitely
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Deeply affecting, often with sadness or tenderness.
A false appearance, claim, or show of something.
Likely to experience something or behave in a particular way.
Temporary or conditional, pending further information or confirmation.
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