Haughty definition

hôtē

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Having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others; proud; arrogant; supercilious.

adjective

Scornfully and condescendingly proud.

adjective

(archaic) Lofty; noble.

adjective

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The definition of haughty is an arrogant person.

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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Other Word Forms

Base Form:

haughty

Comparative:

haughtier

Superlative:

haughtiest

From Middle English haut from Old French haut, halt alteration (influenced by Frankish hōh high) of Latin altus high al-² in Indo-European roots

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From earlier hauty, haultic, with spelling change in imitation of naughty and high, from Middle English hautein, hautain (with -ein, -ain becoming -y through the form hautenesse standing for *hauteinnesse; see haughtiness), from haute (“self-important”), from Old French haut, hault (“high, lofty”), from Frankish *hauh, hōh (“high, lofty, proud”) and Latin altus (“high, deep”). More at high, old.

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