haughty

/'hɔ:ti/
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haughty

She gave a haughty look to the waiter who had spilled the water.

Definition
  1. Adjective:
    • Having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy: Describes a person or their manner as being full of excessive pride and looking down on others considered inferior.
Usage

The word "haughty" is used to describe a person's character, attitude, or behavior. It implies a sense of superiority that is offensively displayed through condescension and contempt for others. It is a formal and critical term.

Examples
  • Adjective:
    • The manager's haughty dismissal of the intern's suggestion discouraged the whole team.
    • She gave a haughty laugh when asked a simple question, making everyone feel small.
    • His haughty demeanor made it difficult for him to make genuine friends.
Advanced Usage
  • "Haughty look/glance/stare": A facial expression conveying disdain.
    • She shot him a haughty look before turning away.
  • "Haughty tone/voice": A manner of speaking that sounds contemptuous.
    • He replied in a haughty tone that he was far too busy for such trivial matters.
  • "Haughty air/manner": An overall attitude of arrogant superiority.
    • Despite his humble origins, he adopted a haughty air after his promotion.
Variants and Related Words
  • Haughtily (adverb): In a haughty manner.
    • She haughtily refused to acknowledge their presence.
  • Haughtiness (noun): The quality of being haughty.
    • His haughtiness was a major flaw in his leadership.
Synonyms
  • Arrogant: Having an exaggerated sense of one's own importance.
  • Disdainful: Showing contempt or lack of respect.
  • Supercilious: Behaving as if one is superior to others.
  • Lordly: Pompously superior.
  • Snobbish: Feeling superior to others based on social class or taste.
Antonyms
  • Humble: Having a modest view of one's own importance.
  • Modest: Unassuming in estimation of one's abilities.
  • Unpretentious: Not attempting to impress others with an appearance of greater importance.
Idioms and Phrases
  • "To look down one's nose (at someone/something)": To regard with a haughty attitude. (This idiom conveys a similar meaning of disdainful superiority.)
    • The established artists looked down their noses at the new, experimental styles.
haughty

She gave a haughty look to the waiter who had spilled the water.

Adjective
  1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
    • some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
    • haughty aristocrats
    • his lordly manners were offensive
    • walked with a prideful swagger
    • very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
    • his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
    • a more swaggering mood than usual- W.L.Shirer

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