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Arrogant
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
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.
Synonyms: Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing; presumptuous; haughty. See Magisterial.