haughty
arrogantly superior and disdainful toward others
Word origin: From Old French haut, high, from Latin altus.
Haughty in a sentence
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The duchess greeted the commoners with a haughty tilt of her chin.
The heiress greeted the staff with a haughty nod that made plain her sense of superiority.
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Using “haughty” well
Haughty describes an arrogant, disdainful attitude that treats others as inferior. It overlaps with supercilious and condescending, all conveying scornful pride.
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