arbitrary; rude (/arrogant) and unreasonable; insolent; peremptory;truculent and overbearing ❍ 使我十分奇怪的，就是轮船上下管事人对乘客们的态度，显然是两样的了，——从前是～，现在是和气多了。(方志敏《可爱的中国》30) But to my surprise,the officers and crew who had been so truculent and overbearing had now become much more friendly.