arrogant
adjective
making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud.
arrogantly
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a word derived from
arrogant.
Example Sentences
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Reform councillor Thomas Kerr accused the first minister of being "arrogantly out-of-touch".
From BBC ● Sep. 4, 2025
Hulga initially plans to meet up with him the next day as a “great joke,” then arrogantly imagines she’ll give him a “deeper understanding of life.”
From Slate ● Mar. 29, 2024
MA: I don’t say this arrogantly, but anybody that’s both Black and queer, being pioneering is exhausting.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024
“In the face of this rejection,” the suit says, “defendants arrogantly and unilaterally decided they would simply steal ‘I Feel Love’ and use it without permission.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 27, 2024
When he looked up a lone gull had perched arrogantly on the port gunnel ten feet away and to stern.
From "Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel" by David Guterson
