Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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condescend | No | No | Yes | No |
stoop | Yes | No | Yes | No |
condescend (noun) | stoop (noun) |
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an inclination of the top half of the body forward and downward | |
small porch or set of steps at the front entrance of a house | |
basin for holy water |
condescend (verb) | stoop (verb) |
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treat condescendingly | carry oneself, often habitually, with head, shoulders, and upper back bent forward |
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity | bend one's back forward from the waist on down |
behave in a patronizing and condescending manner | descend swiftly, as if on prey |
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way | sag, bend, bend over or down |
debase oneself morally, act in an undignified, unworthy, or dishonorable way |