Definitions for arrogant
ˈær ə gəntar·ro·gant

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. arrogant, chesty, self-importantadjective

   having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride

   "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock"

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.5 / 2 votes

1. arrogantadjective

   Given to arrogating; having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt for others.

2. Etymology: From arrogant, from arrogans, present active participle of arrogo.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Arrogantadjective

   Given to make exorbitant claims; haughty; proud.

   Etymology: arrogans, Lat.

   Feagh’s right unto that country which he claims, or the signiory therein, must be vain and arrogant. Edmund Spenser, on Ireland.

   An arrogant way of treating with other princes and states, is natural to popular governments. William Temple.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. arrogant

   Arrogant refers to the behavior or attitude of an individual who has an exaggerated sense of their own importance, abilities, or worth, often showing a lack of consideration or respect for others. It is characterized by having a superior or haughty manner, believing oneself to be superior to others without a justified or valid reason.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 2 votes

1. Arrogantadjective

   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

2. Arrogantadjective

   containing arrogance; marked with arrogance; proceeding from undue claims or self-importance; -- applied to things; as, arrogant pretensions or behavior

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1. tarragon

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of arrogant in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of arrogant in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of arrogant in a Sentence

1. Robert Hewison:

   Many businessmen fail to understand Python principles--the ultimate absurdity was an offer from America to buy the 'format' of the Python shows, that is, Monty Python without the Pythons--corporate methods do not have the conceptual framework to deal with an anarchist collective, run by intelligent and arrogant comedians who have proved that their method works.

2. The New York Times:

   You’re an inelegant, impolite, arrogant man. That’s why you’ll never get to the presidency of the republic.

3. Ronda Rousey:

   Whenever people talk about how cocky and arrogant I am, it blows me away, because I worked so hard to develop self-confidence.

4. Jeb Bush:

   I don't think the science is clear of what percentage is man-made and what percentage is natural. It's convoluted, for the people to say the science is decided on this is really arrogant, to be honest with you.

5. Marty Stroud:

   I did something that was very, very bad, i was arrogant, narcissistic, caught up in the culture of winning.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=arrogant
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Arrogant
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=arrogant
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/arrogant