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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrogant \Ar"ro*gant\, a. [F. arrogant, L. arrogans p. pr of
arrogare See {Arrogate}.]
1. 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. --Shak.
2. Containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding
from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to
things as arrogant pretensions or behavior.
Syn: Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing;
presumptuous; haughty. See {Magisterial}.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
arrogant
adj : having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of
overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant
claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: {chesty}, {self-important}]
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