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adjective

Arrogant adj.

Making, or having the disposition to make, exorbitant claims of rank or estimation; giving one's self an undue degree of importance; assuming; haughty; applied to persons. "Arrogant Winchester, that haughty prelate."

Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; applied to things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior.

Synonyms: Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing; presumptuous; haughty. See Magisterial.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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