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haughty definition

haughty


 
  Overview  of  adj  haughty 
 
  The  adj  haughty  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  disdainful,  haughty,  lordly,  prideful,  sniffy,  supercilious,  swaggering  --  (having  or  showing  arrogant  superiority  to  and  disdain  of  those  one  views  as  unworthy;  "some  economists  are  disdainful  of  their  colleagues  in  other  social  disciplines";  "haughty  aristocrats";  "his  lordly  manners  were  offensive";  "walked  with  a  prideful  swagger";  "very  sniffy  about  breaches  of  etiquette";  "his  mother  eyed  my  clothes  with  a  supercilious  air";  "shaggy  supercilious  camels";  "a  more  swaggering  mood  than  usual"-  W.L.Shirer) 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  haughty 
 
  1  sense  of  haughty 
 
  Sense  1 
  disdainful,  haughty,  lordly,  prideful,  sniffy,  supercilious,  swaggering 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  proud)  ->  humble 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  haughty 
 
  1  sense  of  haughty 
 
  Sense  1 
  disdainful,  haughty,  lordly,  prideful,  sniffy,  supercilious,  swaggering 
  =>  proud  (vs.  humble) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  haughty 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  haughty 
 
  haughty  used  as  an  adjective  is  very  rare  (polysemy  count  =  1) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  haughty 
  haughty 
 
  Overview  of  adj  haughty 
 
  The  adj  haughty  has  1  sense  (first  1  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (1)  disdainful,  haughty,  lordly,  prideful,  sniffy,  supercilious,  swaggering  --  (having  or  showing  arrogant  superiority  to  and  disdain  of  those  one  views  as  unworthy;  "some  economists  are  disdainful  of  their  colleagues  in  other  social  disciplines";  "haughty  aristocrats";  "his  lordly  manners  were  offensive";  "walked  with  a  prideful  swagger";  "very  sniffy  about  breaches  of  etiquette";  "his  mother  eyed  my  clothes  with  a  supercilious  air";  "shaggy  supercilious  camels";  "a  more  swaggering  mood  than  usual"-  W.L.Shirer) 



haughty definition