arrogatinglyadv.
/ˈarəɡeɪtɪŋli/, U.S. /ˈɛrəˌɡeɪdɪŋli/ rare.
In an arrogating manner; presumptuously, arrogantly.
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the mind > emotion > pride > overweening or presumption > [adverb]
jollily13..
presumptuouslyc1425
presumptiouslya1500
presumantlyc1536
presumingly1599
overweeningly1611
arrogatingly1652
overcomingly1653
presumptorily1681
assumingly1839
hubristically1907
1652 J. Gaule Πυς-μαντια 109 Such learning..as may make the Artists so arrogatingly suppose themselves learned above all others.
1863 O. J. Victor Hist. Amer. Conspiracies ix. 231 Her [sc. France's] ministers to this country..acting arrogatingly to our Government and patronizingly to the people.
2002 J. A. Segal & H. J. Spaeth Supreme Court & Attitudinal Model Revisited 110 Even when the constitutional language is fairly clear, the court may behave arrogatingly.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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