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haughty::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | disdainful, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering |
| Derivation | haughtiness |
haughty aristocrats.
Examples of haughty
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They are returning to the table in a far less haughty position that in the past.
From the economist.com
Dutschke described him as very intelligent if rather difficult and often haughty.
From the nytimes.com
At once haughty and insecure, Mavis is a textbook case of arrested development.
From the sacbee.com
He's played with haughty relish, and tinged with melancholy, by Ralph Fiennes.
From the timesunion.com
Gwynplaine, too, is aroused by Josiana's physical beauty and haughty demeanor.
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People here are proud, but they aren't accepting of haughty behavior or attitudes.
From the washingtonpost.com
At Fendi the Christmas trees are as svelte and haughty as the Euro-mannequins.
From the time.com
But I'm here to defend the haughty hags, to offer sympathy for the old devils.
From the suntimes.com
Service is professional and not stuffy, although the reservationist can be haughty.
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- Disdainful: 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 ...
- (haughtily) in a haughty manner; "he peered haughtily down his nose"
- (haughtiness) arrogance: overbearing pride evidenced by a superior manner toward inferiors
- HMS Haughty was a which served with the Royal Navy. She was launched by William Doxford & Sons on 18 September 1895, served in home waters, and was sold on 10 April 1912.
- Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious
- (haughtiness) The state or property of being haughty; arrogance, snobbery
- Arrogant, condescending
