haughty
Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiorityConveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
» He is haughty to his juniors.
Meaning
1 sensesConveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
hochmütig, stolz, überheblich
высокоме́рныйvysokomérnyj, презри́тельныйprezrítelʹnyj, надме́нныйnadménnyj
зарозумі́лийzarozumílyj, бундю́чнийbundjúčnyj, гордови́тийhordovýtyj
- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
Examples
18 sentencesHe is haughty to his juniors.
I absolutely hate those haughty aristocrats.
The young girl was haughty to me.
Don't be so haughty in your speaking.
ruНе будь таким заносчивым в своих речах.
You look at people with haughty curiosity.
Translations
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Origin
From earlier hauty, haultic, with spelling change in imitation of English naughty and EnglFrom earlier hauty, haultic, with spelling change in imitation of English naughty and English high, from Middle English hautein, hautain (with -ein, -ain becoming -y through the form hautenesse standing for *hauteinnesse; see haughtiness), from Middle English haute (“self-important”), from Old French haut, hault (“high, lofty”), from Frankish *hauh, *hōh (“high, lofty, proud”) and Latin altus (“high, deep”).
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Forms
haughtier, haughtiest| Comparative | haughtier Lesson |
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| Superlative | haughtiest Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
70 synonyms- having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy:disdainfulimperiouslordlyoverbearingpridefulsniffysuperciliousswaggering
Word family
9 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form