Standard Lemma guide

arrogantly

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

adv

Meaning 1

In an arrogant manner; with undue pride or self-importance.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in an arrogant manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • in the old days she had been harsh and stiff ; afraid of her husband and yet arrogantly proud that she had a husband strong and fierce enough to make her afraid

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English arrogant Middle English -ly English -ly English arrogantly From arrogant + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

20 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: arrogantment — in an arrogant manner
  • Finnish: ylimielisesti — in an arrogant manner
  • Finnish: arrogantisti — in an arrogant manner
  • French: avec arrogance — in an arrogant manner
  • Galician: arrogantemente — in an arrogant manner
  • Ancient Greek: ὑπερηφάνως (huperēphánōs) — in an arrogant manner
  • Hungarian: arrogánsan — in an arrogant manner
  • Italian: arrogantemente — in an arrogant manner
  • Polish: arogancko — in an arrogant manner
  • Portuguese: arrogantemente — in an arrogant manner
  • Russian: высокоме́рно (vysokomérno) — in an arrogant manner
  • Russian: надме́нно (nadménno) — in an arrogant manner
  • Russian: зано́счиво (zanósčivo) — in an arrogant manner
  • Russian: кичли́во (kičlívo) — in an arrogant manner
  • Serbo-Croatian: arogàntno — in an arrogant manner
  • Spanish: arrogantemente — in an arrogant manner
  • Spanish: a caballazo — in an arrogant manner
  • Spanish: al caballazo — in an arrogant manner
  • Spanish: prepotentemente — in an arrogant manner
  • Swahili: shashimamishi — in an arrogant manner