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| Main Entry: |
arrogantly
 [ar-uh-guhnt] 
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| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | proudly |
| Synonyms: | haughtily, insolently, loftily, superciliously, with one's nose in the air |
| Main Entry: | pompously |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | pretentiously |
| Synonyms: | arrogantly, boastfully, bombastically, conceitedly, disdainfully, egotistically, flamboyantly, gaudily, imperiously, insolently, ostentatiously, overbearingly, proudly, snobbishly, spectacularly, theatrically |
| Antonyms: | humbly, modestly, quietly |
| Main Entry: | proudly |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | boastfully |
| Synonyms: | arrogantly, contemptuously, haughtily, insolently |
Example Sentences
- For a week or more it had insolently refused to have anything halfway literate written on it.
| Main Entry: | rudely |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | impolitely |
| Synonyms: | barbarously, bluntly, boorishly, brazenly, coarsely, contemptuously, crassly, crudely, curtly, discourteously, disrespectfully, harshly, imprudently, indecently, indecorously, insolently, loudly, roughly, sassily, sharply, snootily, tactlessly, unabashedly, uncivilly, uncouthly, ungraciously, vulgarly |
| Antonyms: | civilly, courteously, politely, suavely |
| Main Entry: | saucily |
| Part of Speech: | adverb |
| Definition: | pertly |
| Synonyms: | impertinently, impolitely, impudently, insolently, rudely |
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