Definition of "patronising" [patronising]

• Present participle of patronise. (verb)

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• "Saqib Shaikh: I don't run my own business, so may be missing something, but why is this term patronising?"
• "And this patronising is not unexpected (or unecnountered) when looking at how an expert gives advice to a novice."
• "Bill Bentley, East Sussex County Councillor, clearly a black belt in patronising, also warns that ‘living in a cold house can have an effect on your health’ There goes my dream of igloo life in 2008."