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haughty Definition

haughty (hôtē)

adjective -·tier, -·ti·est

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

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

haughty Related Forms

haugh·tily adverb haugh·ti·ness noun

haughty Synonyms

haughty

modif.

arrogant, disdainful, proud; see egotistic 2, proud 2. See syn. study at proud.

haughty Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • spirit: Misfortune has broken my once haughty spirit; I yield, I submit; ' tis my fate.
  • manner: She stooped to free the dog from its leash and then carried on walking in a haughty manner closer to us.
  • disdain: How people can stand back and laugh with haughty disdain at such magnificence puzzles me.
  • broadsheet: Anorak pokes fun every weekday at Britain's infamous tabloids, haughty broadsheets and fawning society magazines.. .
  • attitude: Helen antagonizes the women straight away by her haughty attitude in the dining room when she refuses to eat her food.
  • voice: British people loathed the sound of his haughty voice and nicknamed him Lord Haw-Haw.

Modifying Another Word

  • rather: But tho he was rather haughty, we were fond of him.
  • too: He is too haughty to listen to truth from the lips of any of his fellow men.
  • not: The Lord is looking for people whose hearts are not haughty but humble before him.
  • so: Charles, my brother's friend, asked, " why so haughty?
  • very: She could be a real ' prima donna ' and very haughty at times but she was very much loved.
  • somewhat: As twilight drew close, the Master Wizard escorted the beancounter to his coach and horses, and his patient, somewhat haughty driver.

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