HAUGHTY


Meaning of HAUGHTY in English

haugh ‧ ty /ˈhɔːti $ ˈhɒː-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: haught 'haughty' (15-19 centuries) , from French haut 'high' ]

behaving in a proud unfriendly way ⇨ stuck up :

a haughty laugh

—haughtily adverb

—haughtiness noun [uncountable]

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.