Definition of Haugty
Haugh"ty (-t&ybreve;), a.
[Compar. Haughtier (-t&ibreve;*&etilde;r);
superl. Haughtiest.] [OE. hautein, F.
hautain, fr. haut high, OF. also halt, fr. L.
altus. See Altitude.]
1. High; lofty; bold. [Obs. or
Archaic]
To measure the most haughty mountain's
height. Spenser.
Equal unto this haughty
enterprise. Spenser.
2. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud;
arrogant; overbearing.
A woman of a haughty and imperious
nature. Clarendon.
3. Indicating haughtiness; as, a
haughty carriage.
Satan, with vast and haughty strides
advanced,
Came towering. Milton.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- disdainful, supercilious
- in demeanour conveying the assumption of superiority
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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