haughty
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haugh·ty
(hô'tē) 
adj., -ti·er, -ti·est.
Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See synonyms at proud.
haughtiness haugh'ti·ness n.
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.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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haughty
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.
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haughty
adj
Definition: arrogant
Antonyms: humble, meek, modest, shy, timid
Word Tutor:
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haughtily
IN BRIEF: In a rudely proud manner.
The king strode haughtily through the crowd of townspeople.
Tutor's tip: Word of the 2009 Nat. Spelling Bee finals.[pellingbeeshirleys!Field2]
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Haughty
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
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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