patronizing

As patronizing and silly as it sounds, there is no historic precedent for this moment.

Ethiopians knew it was Christmas in the winter of 1984, and they know it now — despite the song’s patronizing question.

Even when students made a notable mark, the newspapers’ language was often patronizing and racialized.

As a politician, he courts the center by patronizing what he sees as the fringe.

Trump’s term in office was marked by concerns that foreign governments sought to curry favor by patronizing his businesses, including his Washington, D.C., hotel.