haughty

[ haw-tee ]
/ ˈhɔ ti /
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adjective, haugh·ti·er, haugh·ti·est.

disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted.

Origin of haughty

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

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Words nearby haughty

hauberk, haud, hauf, haugh, haughey, haughty, hauhau, haul, haul off, haul over the coals, haul up

Words related to haughtiness

disdain, conceit, pomposity, arrogance, aloofness, insolence, loftiness, contempt, pride, hauteur, superciliousness, contemptuousness

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British Dictionary definitions for haughtiness

haughty
/ (ˈhɔːtɪ) /

adjective -tier or -tiest

having or showing arrogance
archaic noble or exalted

Derived forms of haughty

haughtily, adverb haughtiness, noun

Word Origin for haughty

C16: from Old French haut, literally: lofty, from Latin altus high