haughty

haugh·ty  (hôt)

adj. haugh·ti·er, haugh·ti·est

Scornfully and condescendingly proud. See Synonyms at proud.

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[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.]

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haughti·ly adv.

haughti·ness n.

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haughty

Adjective

[-tier, -tiest] having or showing excessive pride or arrogance [Latin altus high]

haughtily adv
haughtiness n

Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

haughty - 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"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, imperious, lordly, overbearing, disdainful proud - feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth; or being a reason for pride; "proud parents"; "proud of his accomplishments"; "a proud moment"; "proud to serve his country"; "a proud name"; "proud princes"

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haughty

adjective proud, arrogant, lofty, high, stuck-up (informal) contemptuous, conceited, imperious, snooty (informal) scornful, snobbish, disdainful, supercilious, high and mighty (informal) overweening, hoity-toity (informal) on your high horse (informal) uppish Brit. (informal) << OPPOSITE humble

Translations

haughty [ˈhɔːtɪ] adj → altanero, arrogante

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haughty [ˈhɔːtɪ] adj → hautain(e) → arrogant(e)

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haughty [ˈhɔːtɪ] adj → überheblich

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haughty [ˈhɔːtɪ] adj → altero/a, arrogante