arrogant

«arrogant» in Mova's school dictionary: better or more important than other people — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adjective (arrogant, more arrogant, most arrogant)

meaning for a pupil

Behaving as if you are better or more important than other people. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, arrogant characters often learn a lesson (the hare in «The Tortoise and the Hare»). In PSHE, arrogance is contrasted with confidence. Phrases: «arrogant attitude».

examples

• The arrogant hare stopped for a nap. tree →
• Don't be arrogant about winning. tree →
• The arrogant king ignored good advice. tree →
• She's confident, not arrogant. tree →
• His arrogant smile annoyed the team. tree →
• Being arrogant can lose you friends. tree →
• Waldemar Daa was arrogant and proud, but he was also a learned man, and knew a great deal. tree →

note

Noun: arrogance; adverb: arrogantly. Not the same as confident: confident people believe in themselves without looking down on others.

In the corpora

• For I was envious at the arrogant, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked.
• I say unto the arrogant: 'Deal not arrogantly'; and to the wicked: 'Lift not up the horn.'

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «arrogant» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.