English adjective: swaggering | |||
1. | swaggering having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy | ||
Samples | Some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines. Haughty aristocrats. His lordly manners were offensive. Walked with a prideful swagger. Very sniffy about breaches of etiquette. His mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air. A more swaggering mood than usual. | ||
Synonyms | disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious | ||
Similar | proud | ||
Antonyms | humble | ||
2. | swaggering flamboyantly adventurous | ||
Synonyms | swashbuckling | ||
Similar | adventuresome, adventurous | ||
Antonyms | unadventurous | ||