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haughtily

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haugh·ty  (hôt)
adj. haugh·ti·er, haugh·ti·est
Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See Synonyms at proud.
[From Middle English haut, from Old French haut, halt, alteration (influenced by Frankish hh, high) of Latin altus, high; see al-2 in Indo-European roots.]
haughti·ly adv.
haughti·ness n.
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Adv.1.haughtily - in a haughty manner; "he peered haughtily down his nose"
Translations
haughtily [ˈhɔːtɪlɪ] ADV → altaneramente, altivamente
haughtily [ˈhɔːtɪli] adv [say, speak, look] → avec arrogance
haughtily
adv say → hochmütig, überheblich; dismiss, ignore → arrogant; look → geringschätzig
haughtily [ˈhɔːtɪlɪ] adv → altezzosamente, in modo altero
haughtily [ˈhɔːtɪlɪ] adv → altezzosamente, in modo altero


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He was not tall, but he carried his head so haughtily that he looked a commanding figure, and there was something daring and challenging in his eyes.
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At this, the genius looked at the fisherman haughtily.
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