arrogant : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: arrogant	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for arrogant
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
arrogant adj having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride; "an arrogant official"; "arrogant claims"; "chesty as a peacock" Synonym(s): arrogant, chesty, self-important
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arrogant \Ar"rogant\, a. [F. arrogant, L. arrogans, p. pr. of arrogare. See {Arrogate}.] 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. Syn: Magisterial; lordly; proud; assuming; overbearing; presumptuous; haughty. See {Magisterial}.