Both Uses of
condescending
in
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
- Their explanation that "the Good Book say, 'Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, and be exceedingly glad' " did not in the least minimize the condescension of their fellow Christians.†
p. 124.2 *condescension = the act of treating others as inferiors; or the act of doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity
- He kindly, not in the least condescendingly, bent to speak to the guard, and the three men walked into the hut.†
p. 242.1condescendingly = in a manner treating others as inferior
Definition:
treating others as inferior; or doing something considered beneath one's position or dignity