haughty

(hô'tē)
adj., -ti·er, -ti·est.
Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See synonyms at proud.

[From Middle English haut, from Old French haut, halt, alteration (influenced by Frankish hōh, high) of Latin altus, high.]

haughtily haugh'ti·ly adv.
haughtiness haugh'ti·ness n.

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adjective

Overly convinced of one's own superiority and importance: arrogant, high-and-mighty, insolent, lofty, lordly, overbearing, overweening, prideful, proud, supercilious, superior. Idioms: on one's high horse. See attitude/good attitude/bad attitude/neutral attitude.

adj

Definition: arrogant
Antonyms: humble, meek, modest, shy, timid

IN BRIEF: In a rudely proud manner.

The king strode haughtily through the crowd of townspeople.

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• Cold, Unfriendly, Irritable, or Cruel

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - arrogant, overmodig, overlegen

Nederlands (Dutch)
hooghartig, hoogmoedig, trots, minachtend, verheven

Français (French)
adj. - hautain, altier

Deutsch (German)
adj. - hochmütig

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αγέρωχος, υπεροπτικός, αλαζονικός

Italiano (Italian)
altezzoso

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - arrogante, insolente

Русский (Russian)
надменный, величественный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - altivo, altanero, orgulloso

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - högdragen, stolt

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
傲慢的, 不逊的, 骄傲的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 傲慢的, 不遜的, 驕傲的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 오만한, 당당한, 건방진

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 傲慢な, 堂々とした, 高慢な, 尊大な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) متغطرس, , متعجرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮יהיר, מתנשא, גא‬

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