Arrogant

  • 21ARROGANT — ANTE. adj. Hautain, fier, superbe. Un homme arrogant. Une personne arrogante. Paroles arrogantes. Mine arrogante. Ton arrogant.   Il s emploie aussi substantivement. C est un arrogant, un petit arrogant. C est une arrogante …

    Dictionnaire de l'Academie Francaise, 7eme edition (1835)

  • 22arrogant — ar|ro|gant [ ærəgənt ] adjective * someone who is arrogant thinks they are better or more important than other people and behaves in a way that is rude and too confident: an arrogant look/remark/manner his arrogant disregard for other people s… …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 23arrogant — [[t]æ̱rəgənt[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) Someone who is arrogant behaves in a proud, unpleasant way towards other people because they believe that they are more important than others. He was so arrogant... That sounds arrogant, doesn t it?… …

    English dictionary

  • 24arrogant */ — UK [ˈærəɡənt] / US adjective someone who is arrogant thinks they are better or more important than other people and behaves in a way that is rude and too confident an arrogant look/remark/manner his arrogant disregard for other people s opinions… …

    English dictionary

  • 25arrogant — adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin arrogant , arrogans, present participle of arrogare Date: 14th century 1. exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one s own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner < an arrogant official > …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 26arrogant — arrogantly, adv. /ar euh geuhnt/, adj. 1. making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud: an arrogant public official. 2. characterized by or proceeding from arrogance: arrogant claims.&#8230; …

    Universalium

  • 27arrogant — anmaßend; hochnäsig; breitspurig (umgangssprachlich); hybrid; versnobt; überheblich; stolz; eingebildet; hochmütig; vermessen * * * ar|ro|gant [aro gant] …

    Universal-Lexikon

  • 28arrogant — adj. arrogant towards * * * [ ærəgənt] arrogant towards …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 29arrogant — ar|ro|gant [ˈærəgənt] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Latin; Origin: , present participle of arrogare; ARROGATE] behaving in an unpleasant or rude way because you think you are more important than other people ▪ He was unbearably arrogant. ▪ an arrogant&#8230; …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 30arrogant — • överlägsen • självmedveten, självsäker, självtillräcklig, självupptagen, nedlåtande, pretentiös, arrogant • fordrande, krävande, pretentiös, arrogant, övermodig, pösig …

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