haughty

haugh·ty

A rather haughty man.

adjective

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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haughty

adjective

-·tier, -·ti·est

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

Origin of haughty

Middle English haut, high, haughty from OFr, high from altus (with h- after Frankish an unverified form hoh, high) + -y: -gh- probably inserted by analogy with naughty

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haughty

adjective

haugh·ti·er, haugh·ti·est

Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See Synonyms at arrogant.

Origin of haughty

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

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haugh′ti·ly
adverb

haugh′ti·ness
noun

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Adjective

(comparative haughtier, superlative haughtiest)

Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

Origin

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.