used of behavior or attitude Characteristic of those who treat others with condescension.

synonyms: arch, patronising, patronizing.

Roget 879: humble, lowly, meek; modest etc. 881; humble minded, sober-minded; unoffended^†; submissive etc. 725; servile, etc. 886.    condescending; affable etc. (courteous) 891.    humbled etc. v.; bowed down, resigned; abashed, ashamed, dashed; out of countenance; down in the mouth; down on one's knees, down on one's marrowbones, down on one's uppers; humbled in the dust, browbeaten; chapfallen^†, crestfallen; dumfoundered^†.    flabbergasted.    shorn of one's glory etc. (disrepute) 874.    ... show more

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