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Patronizing vs Sanctimonious - What's the difference?

patronizing | sanctimonious |

As adjectives the difference between patronizing and sanctimonious

is that patronizing is offensively condescending while sanctimonious is making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.

As a verb patronizing

is .

patronizing

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • offensively condescending

    • Synonyms

    * (l)

    Verb

    (head)

    • sanctimonious

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Making a show of being morally better than others, especially hypocritically pious.
  • (archaic) Holy, devout.

    • Derived terms

    * sanctimoniously * sanctimoniousness * sanctimony