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Originally Posted by NatCh
Hey! Who you calling "self-confident?"
If it's me: I much prefer the term "arrogant" due to its greater accuracy. Of course, you understand that's only because "hubris" doesn't have an adjective form.
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Yes it does: "hubristic". Also an adverbial form, should you ever find yourself wanting to say that someone is writing hubristically
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I find it interesting that "hubris" has come to mean "unwarranted pride" or "arrogance" in English. The original Greek word meant "violence".