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Definition of: haughty
(hô′tē) adjective ·ti·er, ·ti·est
1. Proud and disdainful; arrogant.
2. Obs. Lofty; bold. [<OF haut high]
—haugh′ti·ly adverb
—haugh′·ti·ness noun Synonyms: austere, churlish, cold, contemptuous, disdainful, distant, high, insolent, proud, reserved, stately, supercilious, surly, unapproachable, uncivil, unsociable. Compare ABSOLUTE, ARROGANT, IMPERIOUS, PROUD.
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