单词 | arrogantly |
释义 | arrogantlyadv. In an arrogant manner; presumptuously, superciliously. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > arrogance > [adverb] lordlya1398 statelya1450 succudrouslyc1480 insolentlya1513 arrogantly1529 imperiously1536 rufflingly1575 stuntly1581 huffingly1611 surlily1611 swaggeringly1611 controllingly1612 surlya1616 superbly1663 dictatorially1731 huffishly1755 dictatorily1788 bounceably1838 high-handedly1867 1529 T. More Supplyc. Soulys i. f. ix.v The bolde beggers proctours so arrogantly presumethe in hys byll to aske the kynge a questyon. 1590 E. Digby Dissuasiue 227 Antiochus..vaunted himselfe so prowdlie, and so arrogantlie aboue all measure, that hee seemed to himselfe as though hee could commaund the flowing of the seas. 1656 N. Hardy First Epist. John: 1st Pt. i. 9 Who arrogantly affect to blazon their own names and titles. 1699 W. Wake Princ. Christian Relig. Explained 113 Q. What is the Duty of those who are of a Higher Rank, towards Such as are below Them? A. Not to behave themselves proudly, or arrogantly, towards them. 1797 Monthly Visitor Dec. 530 I have, therefore, (perhaps indeed too arrogantly) presumed to transmit to you in writing some sentiments that have arisen in my mind on the subject. 1835 E. Bulwer-Lytton Rienzi I. i. iv. 75 Knowest thou whom thou addressest thus arrogantly? 1867 in K. Laybourn Brit. Trade Unionism (1991) 66 While your employees do not wish to press their claims arrogantly..the time has come when it would be wrong to themselves, and to those dependent on them, not to press those claims to the utmost of their power. 1968 G. Daws Shoal of Time i. 14 When one was beaten into ignominy the other would ‘turn his backside’ on him arrogantly and walk away. 2007 Procycling June 21/2 Riders were seen arrogantly smiling as they scooted up mountain passes. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1529 |
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