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arrogantly

/ˈær.ə.ɡənt.li/
ar · ro · gant · ly
Adjective:arrogant
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• adverb

1

In a manner that displays an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities; with haughty, dismissive superiority toward others.

Example

"The executive arrogantly dismissed the junior analyst's warning, only to regret the oversight when the quarterly figures were released."

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Word Origin & Etymology

Formed from the adjective 'arrogant' plus the adverbial suffix '-ly'. 'Arrogant' comes via Old French from Latin 'arrogantem', the present participle of 'arrogare' ('to claim for oneself' or 'to assume'), derived from 'ad-' ('to') and 'rogare' ('to ask' or 'to propose').

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Arrogantly. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/arrogantly
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