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adjective
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.
Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin arrogant- (stem of arrogāns) presuming, present participle of arrogāre. See arrogate, -ant
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin arrogant- (stem of arrogāns) presuming, present participle of arrogāre. See arrogate, -ant
Related forms
ar·ro·gant·ly, adverb
su·per·ar·ro·gant, adjective
su·per·ar·ro·gant·ly, adverb
un·ar·ro·gant, adjective
un·ar·ro·gant·ly, adverb
Antonyms
1. meek. 2. modest, humble.
1. meek. 2. modest, humble.
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Word Origin & History
arrogant
late 14c., from O.Fr. arrogant, from L. arrogantem "assuming, overbearing, insolent," prp. of arrogare (see arrogance).
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