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adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est.
1.
disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
2.
Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted.
Origin:
1520–30; obsolete haught (spelling variant of late Middle English haute < Middle French < Latin altus high, with h- < Germanic; compare Old High German hok high) + -y1
1520–30; obsolete haught (spelling variant of late Middle English haute < Middle French < Latin altus high, with h- < Germanic; compare Old High German hok high) + -y1
Related forms
haugh·ti·ly, adverb
haugh·ti·ness, noun
o·ver·haugh·ti·ly, adverb
o·ver·haugh·ti·ness, noun
o·ver·haugh·ty, adjective
Antonyms
1. humble, unpretentious, unassuming.
1. humble, unpretentious, unassuming.
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Example Sentences
- Sometimes her horse pranced haughtily before an immense crowd unable to contain its applause.
- Just be a diva and haughtily insist that you never said such a thing.
- Eyes drop, and crowds step aside as a warrior strides haughtily down a.
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Word Origin & History
haughty
1530 (spelling changed on model of caught, etc.), from M.E. haute "high in one's own estimation" (1430), with adj. suffix, from O.Fr. haut "high," from L. altus, with initial h- by infl. of Frank. hoh.
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