haughty.

Showing pride through a sense of superiority toward others.

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Words that belong together

• haughty glance
• haughty manner

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Her haughty glance dismissed the messenger.

He maintained a haughty manner even in defeat.

Usage notes

Primary category: literary. Forms: Comparative more haughty; superlative most haughty where gradation is meaningful. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings.