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- making claims or pretensions to superior importance or rights; overbearingly assuming; insolently proud: an arrogant public official.
- characterized by or proceeding from arrogance, or a sense of superiority, self-importance, or entitlement: arrogant claims.
adjective
- having or showing an exaggerated opinion of one’s own importance, merit, ability, etc; conceited; overbearingly proudan arrogant teacher; an arrogant assumption
late 14c., from Old French arrogant (14c.), from Latin arrogantem (nominative arrogans) “assuming, overbearing, insolent,” present participle of arrogare (see arrogance). Related: Arrogantly.