]ē, ]i adjective
( -er/-est )
Etymology: haught + -y
1. : disdainfully proud or overbearing : arrogant
haughty young beauty … never deigned to notice us — Herman Melville
2. obsolete : exalted in nature : noble
words … equal unto this haughty enterprise — Edmund Spenser
3. : imposing in aspect : lofty
haughty cathedral
Synonyms: see proud