haughty

Adjective
Synonyms: disdainfulimperiouslordlyoverbearingpridefulsniffysuperciliousswaggering

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy“some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines”“haughty aristocrats”“his lordly manners were offensive”“walked with a prideful swagger”“very sniffy about breaches of etiquette”“his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air”“a more swaggering mood than usual — W.L.Shirer”Synonyms: disdainfulimperiouslordlyoverbearingpridefulsniffysuperciliousswaggering
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Haughty \Haugh"ty\ (h[add]"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Haughtier (h[add]"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Haughtiest.] [OE. hautein, F. hautain, fr. haut high, OF. also halt, fr. L. altus. See Altitude.] [1913 Webster]

1.High; lofty; bold. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster]

To measure the most haughty mountain's height.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]
Equal unto this haughty enterprise.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

2.Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing. [1913 Webster]

A woman of a haughty and imperious nature.— Clarendon.[1913 Webster]

3.Indicating haughtiness; as, a haughty carriage. [1913 Webster]

Satan, with vast and haughty strides advanced, Came towering.— Milton.[1913 Webster]
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