Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary - haughty
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Haughty
haughty
You use haughty to describe someone’s behaviour or appearance when you disapprove of the fact that they seem to be very proud and to think that they are better than other people. He spoke in a haughty tone. ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]disapproval • haughtily Toni looked at him rather haughtily. ADV: usu ADV with v, also ADV adj
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1.
adjective (haughtier; -est) Etymology: obsolete haught, from Middle English haute, from Anglo-French halt, haut, literally, high, from Latin altus — more at old Date: 15th century blatantly and disdainfully proud Synonyms: see proud • haughtily adverb • haughtiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
2.
adj. (haughtier, haughtiest) arrogantly self-admiring and disdainful. Derivatives haughtily adv. haughtiness n. Etymology: extension of haught (adj.), earlier haut f. OF haut f. L altus high ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
3.
1. надменный, высокомерный; кичливый, заносчивый haughty smile —- надменная улыбка haughty speech —- кичливая речь to seem haughty in one's appearance —- производить впечатление высокомерного человека 2. величественный; высокий ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
~ adj haughtier, haughtiest behaving in a proud unfriendly way (a haughty laugh) - haughtily adv - haughtiness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
6.
- 14c., haute, from O.Fr. haut "high," from L. altus, with initial h- by infl. of Frank. hoh. Spelling changed late 1500s on model of caught, etc. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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