arrogant

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However, it enraged some pundits, with former Manchester United defender Gary Neville labelling Cherki "arrogant", and ex-Premier League manager Alan Pardew calling it "an insult in the pro game".

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

He doesn't want to sound "arrogant", but if you are not "conventionally attractive", he says, then there is little softmaxxing can do.

From BBC • Mar. 14, 2026

The ripples of the botched Watergate operation spoke to all of those arrogant enough to think they might be able to do it better.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

“The French often have a reputation for being arrogant, particularly in diplomacy,” said François Heisbourg, a former senior French diplomat, who described the shift as clever.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Her lips were full and passionate, her nose, mischievous and arrogant.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy