— haughtily , adv. — haughtiness , n.
/haw"tee/ , adj., haughtier, haughtiest .
1. disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
2. Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted.
[ 1520-30; obs. haught (sp. var. of late ME haute altus high, with h- hok high) + -Y 1 ]
Syn. 1. lordly, disdainful, contemptuous. See proud .
Ant. 1. humble, unpretentious, unassuming.