Arrogant vs Prise - What's the difference?
arrogant | prise |
To force (open) with a lever; to pry.
As adjectives the difference between arrogant and prise
is that arrogant is having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt for others while prise is priced.As a verb prise is
.arrogant
English
(arrogance)Alternative forms
* arrogaunt (obsolete)Usage notes
* Said of people, statements, etc.Synonyms
* conceited * condescending * disdainful * haughty * high-handed * narcissistic * overbearing * presumptuous * supercilious * proud * vain * See alsoAntonyms
* humble * modestDerived terms
* arrogantlyExternal links
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* ----prise
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Alternative forms
* (verb) prizeSee also
* priceVerb
(pris)- 1919: I think he must have been trying to prise open that box yonder when he was attacked. — , The Quest of the Sacred Slipper
- c. 1925: Come, force the gates with crowbars, prise them apart! — Jack Lindsay, translation of Lysistrata
- 2004: Most people used pliers, scissors, rubber gloves and knives to try to prise open products. — BBC News
