arrogant

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They view him as a "bully" -- arrogant, uncaring and harsh.

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  1. adjective Having or displaying a sense of overbearing self-worth or self-importance.
  2. adjective Marked by or arising from a feeling or assumption of one's superiority toward others: an arrogant contempt for the weak. See Synonyms at proud.

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  • It is rather rich that a Neo-Zionist is calling me arrogant, and a Marxist. —  Global Voices Online
  • Taking away Bill-O's arrogant, authoritarian-bully delivery, along with his egregious insensitivity to this poor woman's personal tragedy, I do agree with him that a young woman needs to be much more careful with her choices. —  Think Progress
  • (Barack Obama: In Error and arrogant -- he's errogant!) —  Latest Articles
  • And it is time for Judiasm to be shown up for the arrogant, hypocrital organization that it is. —  Home
  • After all calling me arrogant is the easy way out of the topic. —  The Troy Messenger
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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French, from Latin arrogāns, arrogant-, present participle of arrogāre, to arrogate; see arrogate.

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  1. from Middle English arrogant, arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogan(t-)s, assuming, arrogant, insolent, present participle of arrogare, assume, etc.: see arrogate.
 

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