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haughty

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haugh·ty

[haw-tee]
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

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


1. lordly, disdainful, contemptuous. See proud.


1. humble, unpretentious, unassuming.

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Example Sentences
  • Both parents were like haughty deities who held their children in thrall.
  • Next to the palm tree, three haughty girls with pocket mirrors gossip as they reapply their makeup.
  • Her husky voice and somewhat haughty tone contrast with her writing, which is intimate, reflective and inviting.
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haughty (ˈhɔːtɪ)
 
adj , -tier, -tiest
1.  having or showing arrogance
2.  archaic noble or exalted
 
[C16: from Old French haut, literally: lofty, from Latin altus high]
 
'haughtily
 
adv
 
'haughtiness
 
n

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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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