All 3 Uses of
arrogant
in
The Count of Monte Cristo
- So throwing himself back in his arm-chair, he said, with an arrogant and purse-proud air,—"Let me beg of you not to hesitate in naming your wishes; you will then be convinced that the resources of the house of Danglars, however limited, are still equal to meeting the largest demands; and were you even to require a million"— "I beg your pardon," interposed Monte Cristo.†
Chpt 45-46
- And as he said this, the "eye severe" of the magistrate had lost nothing of its habitual arrogance.†
Chpt 47-48 *
- "Pistols, then, at eight o'clock, in the Bois de Vincennes," said Beauchamp, quite disconcerted, not knowing if he was dealing with an arrogant braggadocio or a supernatural being.†
Chpt 87-88
Definition:
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(arrogant) having an excessive sense of superiority