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- Dictionaryhaughty/ˈhɔːti/
adjective
- 1. arrogantly superior and disdainful: "a look of haughty disdain"
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The meaning of HAUGHTY is blatantly and disdainfully proud : having or showing an attitude of superiority and contempt for people or things perceived to be inferior. How to use haughty in a sentence. The Connotations of Haughty Synonym Discussion of Haughty.
HAUGHTY definition: 1. unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people: 2. unfriendly and seeming…. Learn more.
unfriendly and seeming to consider yourself better than other people: She has a rather haughty manner. Synonyms. arrogant. conceited disapproving. condescending disapproving. hubristic literary. imperious. lordly. overbearing disapproving. patronizing. pompous disapproving. proud (FEELING IMPORTANT) disapproving. self-important disapproving.
Haughty definition: disdainfully proud; scornfully arrogant; snobbish; supercilious. See examples of HAUGHTY used in a sentence.
Someone who is haughty is arrogant and full of pride. When you're haughty, you have a big attitude and act like you're better than other people. A haughty person acts superior and looks down on others. Haughty people are disdainful, overbearing, prideful, swaggering, and obnoxious.
You use haughty to describe someone's behaviour or appearance when you disapprove of the fact that they seem to be very proud and to think that they are better than other people.
haughty - 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 ...
You use haughty to describe someone's behavior or appearance when you disapprove of the fact that they seem to be very proud and to think that they are better than other people. [ disapproval ] He spoke in a haughty tone.
HAUGHTY definition: showing that you think you are much better or more important than other people: . Learn more.
Haughty Definition. Scornfully and condescendingly proud. Having or showing great pride in oneself and disdain, contempt, or scorn for others; proud; arrogant; supercilious. Lofty; noble. Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
