arrogant

Etymology

From Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.

adj

1. Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.
   The demand to be loved is the greatest of all arrogant presumptions. 1878, Friedrich Nietzsche, Wanting to be Loved
   Call me a braggart, call me arrogant. People at ABC (and elsewhere) have called me worse. But when you need the job done on deadline, you’ll call me. 1987, Sam Donaldson, Hold On, Mr President!
   Transport Minister Marples, meanwhile, used arrogant rhetoric and showed his personal contempt for railways when confirming in Parliament that a third of the network was to be closed even before the survey results were known. March 8 2023, Howard Johnston, “Was Marples the real railway wrecker?”, in RAIL, number 978, page 53