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单词 arrogantly
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arrogantlyadv.

Brit. /ˈarəɡ(ə)ntli/, U.S. /ˈɛrəɡəntli/
Forms: see arrogant adj. and n. and -ly suffix2.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: arrogant adj., -ly suffix2.
Etymology: < arrogant adj. + -ly suffix2.Compare classical Latin arroganter, Old French, Middle French, French arrogamment (13th cent.).
In an arrogant manner; presumptuously, superciliously.
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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).
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