/ 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.