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ar·ro·gant

adjective \?er-?-g?nt, ?a-r?-\

Definition of ARROGANT

1

: exaggerating or disposed to exaggerate one's own worth or importance often by an overbearing manner <an arrogant official>

2

: showing an offensive attitude of superiority : proceeding from or characterized by arrogance <an arrogant reply>

— ar·ro·gant·ly adverb

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Examples of ARROGANT

She's first in her class, but she's not arrogant about it.<the arrogant young lawyer elbowed his way to the head of the line of customers, declaring that he was too busy to wait like everybody else>Tim Blixseth, the founder of the Yellowstone Club and other gated hideaways, tells Frank: “I don't like most rich people. They can be arrogant.” This from a man who owns two Shih Tzus named Learjet and G2. —Alex Beam, New York Times Book Review, 10 June 2007[+]more

Origin of ARROGANT

Middle English, from Latin arrogant-, arrogans, present participle of arrogare (see arrogate)First Known Use: 14th century

Related to ARROGANT

Synonyms: assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity

Antonyms: humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious

Full of ones self. i.e. conceited or stuck up. Thinks that they are better than others. Not a good trait for sure!