Arrogant definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary AR'ROGANT, a. 1. Assuming ... from undue claims of self importance; applied to things; as arrogant pretensions or behavior. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1 ... showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: arrogant, chesty, self-important] Merriam Webster's adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Latin arrogant-, arrogans, present participle of arrogare Date: 14th century 1. ...
... Proud is followed by of, before the object, supra. 2. Arrogant; haughty; supercilious. A foe so proud will not the weaker ... a proud design on a stamp > • proudly adverb Synonyms: proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful mean showing scorn for ... an assumed superiority or loftiness < too proud to take charity >. arrogant implies a claiming for oneself of more consideration or importance than is warranted < a conceited and arrogant executive >. haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position < a haughty aristocrat >. lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power < a lordly condescension >. insolent implies contemptuous haughtiness ... one's possessions, etc. highly, or esp. too highly; haughty; arrogant (proud of his ancient name). b (often in comb.) ...
... master; such as suits a master; authoritative. 1. Proud; lofty; arrogant; imperious; domineering. Pretenses go a great way with men that ... dignified; lofty; commanding; imperious; lordly; proud; haughty; domineering; despotic; dogmatical; arrogant. Usage: Magisterial, Dogmatical, Arrogant. One who is magisterial assumes the air of a master ... in a tone of authority or dictation; one who is arrogant in sults others by an undue assumption of superiority. Those ... magisterial, and may be unjustly construed as dogmatical, or even arrogant. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If you describe someone's behaviour ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Domineering, lordly, imperious, proud, arrogant, lofty, authoritative, despotic, dictatorial, consequential, pompous, dogmatical, haughty. Moby ...
... Dictionary IMPE'RIOUS, a. [L. imperiosus.] 1. Commanding; dictatorial; haughty; arrogant; overbearing; domineering; as an imperious tyrant; an imperious dictator; an ... WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy ... or attainments ; commanding, dominant < an imperious manner > b. marked by arrogant assurance ; domineering 2. intensely compelling ; urgent < the imperious problems of ... lords, be, as your titles witness, Imperious. --Shak. 2. Haughly; arrogant; overbearing; as, an imperious tyrant; an imperious manner. This imperious ... withstood. --Dryden. Syn: Dictatorial; haughty; domineering; overbearing; lordly; tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative; authoritative; commanding; pressing. Usage: Imperious, Lordly, Domineering. One who ... Synonyms a. Dictatorial, magisterial, domineering, tyrannical, despotic, overbearing, lordly, haughty, arrogant. Foolish Dictionary From Eng. imp, devil and aerial, airy. ...
... WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy ... to conceal. Cf. Conceal.] Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior. -- Su`per ... are better than other people. His manner is supercilious and arrogant... = disdainful ADJ [disapproval] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. Haughty, overbearing, domineering, dictatorial, arrogant, proud, high, lofty, overweening, consequential, lordly, intolerant, insolent, vainglorious, magisterial, imperious, high and mighty. 2. Haughty, disdainful, contemptuous, proud, arrogant, lordly, consequential, scornful. Moby Thesaurus arrogant, cavalier, clannish, cliquish, condescending, contemptuous, contumelious, disdainful, dismissive, exclusive, ...
... august lineage" [syn: august, grand, lordly] 2: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy ... their wine. --Milton. Syn: Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious. Webster's 1913 Dictionary Lordly Lord"ly, adv ... them because they treat other people in a proud and arrogant way. ...their usual lordly indifference to patients. ADJ: usu ADJ ... lofty. 2. Proud, haughty, domineering, imperious, overbearing, insolent, tyrannical, despotic, arrogant. 3. Large, liberal, noble. II. ad. Proudly, imperiously, despotically, haughtily. Moby Thesaurus U, absolute, absolutist, absolutistic, affected, arbitrary, aristocratic, arrogant, august, authoritarian, authoritative, autocratic, bossy, cavalier, courtly, despotic, dictatorial, dignified ...
... one's self, with some contempt for others; lofty and arrogant; supercilious. His wife was a woman of a haughty and ... WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy ... unto this haughty enterprise. --Spenser 2. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing. A woman of a haughty and imperious nature. --Clarendon ... also ADV adj Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Arrogant, disdainful, supercilious, assuming, proud, lofty, contemptuous. Moby Thesaurus Olympian, aerial, airy, aloof, altitudinous, arrogant, ascending, aspiring, belittling, big, boastful, cavalier, clannish, cliquish, colossal, complacent ...
... manner; intimidate [syn: browbeat, bully, swagger] 3: act in an arrogant, overly self-assured, or conceited manner [syn: swagger, bluster, swash ... circa 1596 intransitive verb 1. to conduct oneself in an arrogant or superciliously pompous manner; especially to walk with an air ... 1725 1. a. an act or instance of swaggering b. arrogant or conceitedly self-assured behavior c. ostentatious display or bravado ... swaggered confidently up to the bar... John Steed was an arrogant, swaggering young man. VERB: V prep/adv, V-ing • Swagger ...
... showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: arrogant, chesty, self- important] Merriam Webster's adjective (chestier; -est) Date ... having a large chest or prominent breasts. 3 US sl. arrogant. Derivatives: chestily adv. chestiness n. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary If ...
... n. A positive asserter; a magisterial teacher; a bold or arrogant advancer of principles. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) n 1: a stubborn person of arbitrary or arrogant opinions [syn: dogmatist, doctrinaire] Merriam Webster's noun Date: 1606 ... One who dogmatizes; one who speaks dogmatically; a bold and arrogant advancer of principles. I expect but little success of all ... dogmatism Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms n. Magisterial teacher, arrogant asserter. Moby Thesaurus ass, bigot, bitter-ender, bullethead, chauvinist, diehard ...
... assuming; not bold or forward; not making lofty pretensions; not arrogant; modest; as an unassuming youth; unassuming manners. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: not arrogant or presuming; "unassuming to a fault, skeptical about the value ... neighborhood > • unassumingness noun Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. not pretentious or arrogant; modest. Derivatives: unassumingly adv. unassumingness n. Webster's 1913 Dictionary ... sum"ing, a. Not assuming; not bold or forward; not arrogant or presuming; humble; modest; retiring; as, an unassuming youth; unassuming ...
... showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" [syn: arrogant, chesty, self-important] Merriam Webster's adjective Date: 1766 having ... Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Pompous, vain, proud. Moby Thesaurus arrogant, assured, big, big-league, big-name, big-time, bigwig, bigwigged ...