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having an excessive sense of superiority

arrogant = with an excessive sense of superiority

arrogance = the quality of acting rudely superior to others

I'm not worried that she might appear insecure. I'm worried that she might appear arrogant.

arrogant = to have an excessive sense of superiority

an arrogant official
Tradition means giving votes to the most obscure of all classes, our ancestors. It is the democracy of the dead. Tradition refuses to submit to the small and arrogant oligarchy of those who merely happen to be walking about.
G. K. Chesterton
arrogant claims
On this occasion her arrogant feeling that she could direct everybody dwindled away.
Woolf, Virginia -- Night and Day
I can't abide her arrogant attitude.

arrogant = demonstrating an excessive sense of superiority

There was pride in his eyes without arrogance.
Margaret Craven -- I Heard the Owl Call My Name

arrogance = an excessive sense of superiority

She may be arrogant, but she doesn't look stupid.
J.D. Robb -- Immortal in Death

arrogant = having an excessive sense of superiority

She didn't like me because I was arrogant and uncooperative
Susanna Kaysen -- Girl Interrupted

arrogant = with an excessive sense of superiority

... "the way I behaved must have seemed very arrogant to you."
Franz Kafka -- The Trial

arrogant = having an excessive sense of superiority

arrogance = having an excessive sense of superiority

He had shown many signs of improvement, but his belligerent, arrogant, and selfish attitude—borne of a life of idle privilege—still showed through from time to time.
Jim Stovall -- The Ultimate Gift

arrogant = having an excessive sense of superiority

Part of that is because if you dispense your own wisdom, others often dismiss it; if you offer wisdom from a third party, it seems less arrogant and more acceptable.
Randy Pausch -- The Last Lecture

arrogant = having an excessive sense of superiority

It takes arrogance, really—to believe you can will, with your eyes and your lips, the destiny of another.
David Henry Hwang -- M. Butterfly

arrogance = having an excessive sense of superiority

Since when did I think that display of arrogance was cute?
Kody Keplinger -- The DUFF: (Designated Ugly Fat Friend)

arrogance = an excessive sense of superiority

Beware of pride and arrogance, Charles, for they may betray you.
Madeleine L'Engle -- A Wrinkle in Time

arrogance = having an excessive sense of superiority

The Olympians are so arrogant; they never dreamed someone would dare steal from them.
Rick Riordan -- The Lightning Thief

arrogant = having an excessive sense of superiority

"You can't offer me something that is already mine," the chief said, arrogantly.
Paulo Coelho -- The Alchemist

arrogantly = with an excessive sense of superiority

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