haughty

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.

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

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IN BRIEF: Having or showing too much pride in oneself and scorn for others.

The soccer forward felt pretty haughty when she scored the goal despite it being an accidental shot.

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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