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haughty

/ˈhɔti/

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What does haughty mean?

adjective

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

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IPA pronunciation

/ˈhɔti/

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Even in outward demeanour they showed a stamp of majesty that made the warrior’s haughty stride look vulgar, if not absurd.
Nathaniel HawthorneThe Scarlet LetterProject Gutenberg ebook #33
Even the members of the choir, of both sexes, had the sense of being held away from her at haughty arm's length.
Harold FredericThe Damnation of Theron WareProject Gutenberg ebook #133
More book examples (3)
At Madame de T.’s the society was superior, taste was exquisite and haughty, under the cover of a great show of politeness.
Victor HugoLes MisérablesTranslated by Isabel Florence HapgoodProject Gutenberg ebook #135
This answer was very much against the wishes of the women, and to all his friends it seemed somewhat harsh and haughty.
PlutarchPlutarch: Lives of the noble Grecians and RomansProject Gutenberg ebook #674
A Roman road passes near Avebury, and, contrary to their general custom, the haughty conquerors had turned aside to avoid the tumulus.
Jean-François-Albert du Pouget, marquis de NadaillacManners and Monuments of Prehistoric PeoplesTranslated by N. D'AnversProject Gutenberg ebook #3309