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arrogant (adj.)

"disposed to give oneself undue importance, aggressively haughty," late 14c., from Old French arrogant (14c.), from Latin arrogantem (nominative arrogans) "assuming, overbearing, insolent," present participle of arrogare "to claim for oneself, assume," from ad "to" (see ad-) + rogare "to ask, entreat, request," apparently a figurative use of a PIE verb meaning literally "to stretch out (the hand)," from root *reg- "move in a straight line." Related: Arrogantly.

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Definitions of arrogant from WordNet

arrogant (adj.)
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride;
an arrogant official
arrogant claims
Synonyms: chesty / self-important
From wordnet.princeton.edu