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arrogant

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ar·ro·gant  (r-gnt)
adj.
1. Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
2. Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others: an arrogant contempt for the weak. See Synonyms at proud.

[Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French, from Latin arrogns, arrogant-, present participle of arrogre, to arrogate; see arrogate.]

arro·gant·ly adv.

arrogant
Adjective
having an exaggerated opinion of one's own importance or ability [Latin arrogare to claim as one's own]
arrogance n
arrogantly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.arrogant - having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"
proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

arrogant
adjective conceited, lordly, assuming, proud, swaggering, pompous, pretentious, stuck up (informal) cocky, contemptuous, blustering, imperious, overbearing, haughty, scornful, puffed up, egotistical, disdainful, self-important, presumptuous, high-handed, insolent, supercilious, high and mighty (informal) overweening, immodest, swollen-headed, bigheaded (informal) uppish Brit. (informal) << OPPOSITE modest
Translations
arrogant [ˈærəgənt] adjarrogante, prepotente (LAM)

arrogant [ˈærəgənt] adjarrogant(e)

arrogant [ˈærəgənt] arrogance adjarrogant, überheblich

arrogant [ˈærəgənt] adjarrogante

arrogant
adj arrogant [ˈӕrəgənt]
extremely proud; thinking that one is much more important than other people. arrogant مُتَكَبِّر، مُتَعَجْرِف، مُتَغَطْرِس високомерен namyšlený, opovážlivý, arogantní hovmodig; hoven; arrogant arrogant αλαζονικός arrogante ülbe متکبر؛ خود بزرگ بین ylimielinen arrogant שַחֲצָן अहंकारी arogantan gőgös angkuh, sombong hrokafullur arrogante 傲慢な 건방진 arogantiškas augstprātīgs; iedomīgs angkuh arrogant arrogant, hoven, hovmodig wyniosły, arogancki arrogante arogant высокомерный arogantný, namyslený aroganten nadmen arrogant หยิ่ง; ทะนง kibirli, kendini beğenmiş 驕傲自大的 самовпевнений مغرور ، خود پسند ، متکبر ngạo mạn
adv arrogantly
arrogant بِتَكَبُّـر، بِعَجْرَفَة، بِغَطْرَسَه високомерно arogantně hovmodigt; hovent; arrogant arrogant υπεροπτικά arrogantemente ülbelt متکبرانه pöyhkeästi avec arrogance בְּשַחֲצָנוּת अहंकारपूर्वक arogantno öntelten secara angkuh með hroka arrogantemente おうへいに 거만하게 arogantiškai augstprātīgi; iedomīgi dengan angkuhnya arrogant arrogant, hovent wyniośle, arogancko arrogantemente arogant, cu aroganţă высокомерно arogantne arogantno nadmeno arrogant, förmätet อย่างเย่อหยิ่ง kibirle, azametle 驕傲自大地 самовпевнено تکبر سے ، مغروری سے kiêu ngạo
n arrogance
arrogansie عَجْرَفَه، غَطْرَسَه، عَنْجَهِيَّه високомерие arogance hovmodighed; arrogance die Arroganz αλαζονεία arrogancia ülbus تکبر؛ خودبینی ylimielisyys arrogance שַחֲצָנוּת अहंकार arogancija önteltség keangkuhan hroki arroganza 傲慢さ 오만 arogancija augstprātība; iedomība keangkuhan arrogantie arroganse, hovmod wyniosłość, arogancja arrogância aroganţă высокомерие arogancia aroganca nadmenost arrogans ความเย่อหยิ่ง kibir, kendini beğenmişlik 驕傲自大 самовпевненість خود پسندی ، غرور sự kiêu căng


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With the snapping of her tail-shaft her life seemed suddenly to depart from her big body, and from a stubborn, arrogant existence she passed all at once into the passive state of a drifting log.
On the nights when he was at home, I could see his shadow on the blind, and it seemed to me an arrogant shadow.
The child's features were well molded, and his frank, bright eyes gave an expression of boyish generosity to a face which otherwise would have been too arrogant and haughty for such a mere baby.
 
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