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Word: Haughty
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century: extended form of obsolete haught, earlier haut, from Old French, from Latin altus ‘high’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈhɔːti
Dialects: British English
Definition:
arrogantly superior and disdainful
Short Definition:arrogantly superior and disdainful
Examples:- a look of haughty disdain
- a haughty British aristocrat
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