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haughtily

adv · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • CMU ARPABET: HH AO1 T IH0 L IY0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • He haughtily demanded the best table, even though people looked and wondered who he was.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

in a haughty manner

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • he peered haughtily down his nose

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English haughty Middle English -ly English -ly English haughtily From haughty + -ly.

Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: hooghartig — in a haughty manner
  • Finnish: kopeasti — in a haughty manner
  • French: hautainement — in a haughty manner
  • French: avec dédain — in a haughty manner
  • Galician: altivamente — in a haughty manner
  • German: hochmütig — in a haughty manner
  • German: stolz — in a haughty manner
  • German: überheblich — in a haughty manner
  • German: arrogant — in a haughty manner
  • German: geringschätzig — in a haughty manner
  • Greek: ακατάδεκτα (akatádekta) — in a haughty manner
  • Italian: altezzosamente — in a haughty manner
  • Italian: sprezzantemente — in a haughty manner
  • Polish: wyniośle — in a haughty manner
  • Polish: zarozumiale — in a haughty manner
  • Russian: надме́нно (nadménno) — in a haughty manner
  • Russian: высокоме́рно (vysokomérno) — in a haughty manner
  • Russian: зано́счиво (zanósčivo) — in a haughty manner
  • Russian: кичли́во (kičlívo) — in a haughty manner
  • Russian: свысока́ (svysoká) — in a haughty manner
  • Spanish: altivamente — in a haughty manner
  • Spanish: altaneramente — in a haughty manner