condescending
adjectiveShowing a sense of superiority while appearing to be helpful or polite.
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adjectiveVery high or elevated; figuratively, ambitious, noble, or expressed with superiority.
Very high
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patronizing
adjectiveTreating someone with an air of superiority that appears helpful or kind.
posterity
nounThe people of future generations.
subside
verbTo become less intense or to sink to a lower level.
Become less intense
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