The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Patronizing \Pa"tron*i`zing\, a. Showing condescending favor; assuming the manner of airs of a superior toward another. -- Pat"ron*i`zing*ly, adv. --Thackeray. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
patronizingly adv 1: with condescension; in a patronizing manner; "he treats his secretary condescendingly" [syn: condescendingly, patronizingly, patronisingly]