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condescending
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adj. treating people as weak or inferior
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Robert always looked down on hi sister and treated her in a condescending manner.
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contemptuous
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adj. feeling hatred; scornful
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She was so contemptuous of people who wore fur that she sprayed red paint on their coats.
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despotic
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adj. exercising absolute power; tyrannical
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He was a despotic ruler whose every law was enforced with threats of violence or death.
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dictatorial
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adj. domineering; oppressively overbearing
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The coach had a dictatorial manner and expected people to do whatever he demanded.
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disdain
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n. contempt; scorn
v. to regard or treat with contempt; to look down on |
I felt nothing but disdain for the person who stole my lunch - what a jerk!
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haughty
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adj. arrogant; vainly proud
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His haughty manner made it clear that he thought he was better than everyone else.
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imperious
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adj. arrogantly domineering or overbearing
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She had a very imperious way about her; she was bossy and treated others as if they were beneath her.
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patronizing
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adj. treating in a condescending manner
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Patrick had such a patronizing attitude that he treated everyone around him like a bunch of little kids.
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