Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Scornfully and condescendingly proud. synonym: arrogant.
from The Century Dictionary.
- High; elevated: same as
haut , 1. - Lofty; bold; adventurous.
- Proud and disdainful; feeling superior to others; lofty and arrogant in feeling or manner; supercilious.
- Proceeding from excessive pride, or pride mingled with contempt; manifesting a sense of superiority: as, a haughty air or walk; a haughty tone.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective Obs. or Archaic High; lofty; bold.
- adjective Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing.
- adjective Indicating haughtiness.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Conveying in
demeanour the assumption ofsuperiority ;disdainful ,supercilious .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Janet Bronaugh used the term haughty culturalist in a 2003 article for Phipps
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She was trying to keep her expression haughty, Chekov suspected, but the flush of girlish anger that leapt into her cheeks when Uhura drew alongside her betrayed more than he thought she realized.
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And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.
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And Casey stood a-watching it in haughty grandeur there.
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Cowboy boots and hats might be unusual in haughty Charlottesville or super-snobby Alexandria, but not so odd in many other parts of the state.
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He stood before the fire, his hands behind his back, his booted feet slightly apart, his expression haughty and cold, at variance with what he was saying — or perhaps not.
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Tathagres sat up, her expression haughty beneath tangled hair.
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"The English mean to make slaves of us," they said, in haughty indignation, and soon a plot to murder all the British was formed.
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Then he marched tremendously back to the main door, his chin high, his expression haughty, his backbone rigid.
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"It is I, who am to be first obeyed," said he in haughty tones.
lilmishap commented on the word haughty
Just say it. see how you automatically behave in a haughty fashion as you do....
February 20, 2009
mohitanand commented on the word haughty
adjective: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
The haughty manager didn't believe that any of his subordinates could ever have an insight as brilliant as his own.
October 19, 2016