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]