HAUGHTY


Meaning of HAUGHTY in English

/ ˈhɔːti; NAmE / adjective

behaving in an unfriendly way towards other people because you think that you are better than them

SYN arrogant :

a haughty face / look / manner

He replied with haughty disdain.

►  haught·ily / -ɪli; NAmE / adverb

►  haughti·ness noun [ U ]

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: extended form of obsolete haught , earlier haut , from Old French , from Latin altus high.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.