haughty
haugh·ty
adj \ˈhȯ-tē, ˈhä-\haugh·ti·erhaugh·ti·est
Definition of HAUGHTY
: blatantly and disdainfully proud
— haugh·ti·ly \ˈhȯ-tə-lē, ˈhä-\ adverb
— haugh·ti·ness \ˈhȯ-tē-nəs, ˈhä-\ noun
See Examples of HAUGHTY
- He rejected their offer with a tone of haughty disdain.
- <the haughty waiter smirked when I remarked that it was odd that a French restaurant didn't even have french fries on the menu>
Origin of HAUGHTY
obsolete haught, from Middle English haute, from Anglo-French halt, haut, literally, high, from Latin altus — more at old
First Known Use: 15th century
Related to HAUGHTY
Synonyms: assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, arrogant, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, toplofty (also toploftical), uppish, uppity
Related Words: authoritarian, bossy, dominant, dominating, domineering, magisterial, pontifical, pontificating; condescending, disdainful, patronizing; impertinent, impudent, saucy; snobbish, snobby, snooty; blusterous, blustery, boastful, bombastic, braggart, bragging, braggy, cocky, swaggering, vain, vainglorious; complacent, conceited, egocentric, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), hubristic, narcissistic, orgulous, prideful, proud, self-affected, self-applauding, self-centered, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-pleased, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up; self-flattering, self-loving, self-promoting; brash, forward, uninhibited, unreserved; extroverted (also extraverted), immodest
Near Antonyms: bashful, cowering, cringing, demure, diffident, introverted, mousy (or mousey), overmodest, self-critical, self-doubting, sheepish, shrinking, shy, subdued, timid; acquiescent, compliant, deferential, meek, passive, submissive, unaggressive, unassertive, unassuming, unobtrusive, yielding; quiet, reserved, retiring
See Synonym Discussion at proud
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