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haughty /ˈhɔ ti/

adjective

  1. disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk. 
  2. Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted.

Origin of haughty

Late Middle English 1520-1530

Related forms: haughtily, adverb; haughtiness, noun

Source: Dictionary.com

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8 Comments

  1. Katrin

    She was shocked by the haughty rejection based on simple observations.

  2. azim

    haughty soldiery lose cause.

  3. Amy Estrada

    Good Katrin!

  4. Amy Estrada

    Good try Azim, but this is not correct. Please try again.

  5. Nia Khairina

    Dina really hated the haughty behavior which was shown by his brother yesterday.

  6. Amy Estrada

    Good Nia, your grammar is correct. However, it sounds slightly awkward to say that the behavior “was shown by.” A more natural way to say this might be, “Dina really hated his brother’s haughty behavior yesterday.”

  7. azim

    He is haughty through to win at competition.

  8. Amy Estrada

    Azim, “He is haughty” is good, but the rest of the sentence doesn’t make sense. Try again.

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