Ar'ro-gant, a.

adjective

a. [Fr. arrogant, Pr. arrogan, Lat. arrogans. See supra.]

Sense 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; conceited; — applied to persons.

Arrogant Winchester, that haughty prelate. Shak.

Sense 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; over-bearing; presumptuous; haughty. See MAGISTERIAL.