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How to say
"Arrogant" in Russian
Russian word of the day | Apr 26, 2022 (see all)
Morphemic analysis
высокомерный
высок
: о
: мер
: н
: ый
: : о
: мер
: н
: ый
Etymology
высоко + мера - high + measureExamples of "Arrogant" in Russian
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Э́то был настоя́щий аристокра́т, изы́сканно любе́зный с же́нщинами и слегка́ высокоме́рный с мужчи́нами, кото́рые зави́довали его́ успе́хам.
é-ta byl nas-ta-yá-scheeî a-rees-ta-krát, ee-zýs-kan-na lyu-byéz-nyî s zhén-schee-ná-mee ee sleeh-ká vy-sa-ka-myér-nyî s mu-schée-na-mee, ka-tó-ry-ye za-vée-da-va-lee ye-vó us-pyé-ham
He was a real aristocrat, exquisitely amiable with women and slightly arrogant with men who were jealous of his success. (Gaston Leroux, The Phantom of the Opera, 1910)
Same stem words
haughtiness, arrogance, superciliousness
fitting-room
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