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accondiscendente

accommodating

adjective ahk-kon-dee-shen-DEN-teh Rare

Also means

condescending

Usage Note

Accondiscendente has two opposing shades: positively, 'willing to comply'; negatively, 'condescending' or 'patronizing'. Context usually signals which is meant. As an adjective ending in -e it has the same form for masculine and feminine: un tono accondiscendente / una risposta accondiscendente.

Examples

"Il suo tono era accondiscendente e fastidioso."

Natural Translation

His tone was condescending and annoying.

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