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arrogant

[ ar-uh-guhnt ]
/ ˈær ə gənt /
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adjective

making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud: an arrogant public official.
characterized by or proceeding from arrogance, or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or entitlement: arrogant claims.

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RELATED WORDS

haughtily, insolently, loftily, superciliously

Nearby words

  1. arrière-garde,
  2. arrière-pensée,
  3. arroba,
  4. arrogance,
  5. arrogance of power,
  6. arrogate,
  7. arrogation,
  8. arrondissement,
  9. arrow,
  10. arrow arum

Origin of arrogant

1350–1400; Middle English < Latin arrogant- (stem of arrogāns) presuming, present participle of arrogāre. See arrogate, -ant
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British Dictionary definitions for arrogantly

arrogant

/ (ˈærəɡənt) /

adjective

having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance, merit, ability, etc; conceited; overbearingly proudan arrogant teacher; an arrogant assumption
Derived Formsarrogance, nounarrogantly, adverb

Word Origin for arrogant

C14: from Latin arrogāre to claim as one's own; see arrogate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for arrogantly

arrogant

adj.

late 14c., from Old French arrogant (14c.), from Latin arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare (see arrogance). Related: Arrogantly.

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