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The definition of haughty is an arrogant person.

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An example of haughty is a person who drives an expensive car in a poor neighborhood, while talking badly about the people who live there.

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adjective haughtier, haughtiest

having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others; proud; arrogant; supercilious
Archaic lofty; noble

Origin: ME haut, high, haughty < OFr, high < altus (with h- after Frank *hoh, high) + -y: gh prob. inserted by analogy with naughty

Related Forms:

haughtily adverb
haughtiness noun

See haughty in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adjective haugh·ti·er, haugh·ti·est

Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See Synonyms at proud.

Origin:

Origin: From Middle English haut

Origin: , from Old French haut, halt

Origin: , alteration (influenced by Frankish hōh, high)

Origin: of Latin altus, high; see al-² in Indo-European roots

Related Forms:

haughˈti·ly adverb

haughˈti·ness noun

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