All 3 Uses of
arrogant
in
Bleak House
- "By my soul," exclaimed Mr. Boythorn, suddenly firing another volley, "that fellow is, and his father was, and his grandfather was, the most stiff-necked, arrogant imbecile, pig-headed numskull, ever, by some inexplicable mistake of Nature, born in any station of life but a walking-stick's!†
Chpt 7-9
- "Sir Arrogant Numskull is here," replied Mr. Boythorn.†
Chpt 16-18 *
- Sir Arrogant is here, and I am glad to say, has been laid by the heels here.†
Chpt 16-18
Definition:
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(arrogant) having an excessive sense of superiority