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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
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