Haughty definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary HAUGHTY, a. hau'ty. [from haught.] 1. Proud and disdainful; having ... and arrogant; supercilious. His wife was a woman of a haughty and imperious nature. A haughty spirit goeth before a fall. Proverbs 16. 2. Proceeding from ... pride mingled with contempt; manifesting pride and disdain; as a haughty air or walk. 3. Proud and imperious; as a haughty nation. 4. Lofty; bold; of high hazard; as a ...
... is followed by of, before the object, supra. 2. Arrogant; haughty; supercilious. A foe so proud will not the weaker seek ... proud design on a stamp > • proudly adverb Synonyms: proud, arrogant, haughty, lordly, insolent, overbearing, supercilious, disdainful mean showing scorn for inferiors ... or importance than is warranted < a conceited and arrogant executive >. haughty suggests a consciousness of superior birth or position < a haughty aristocrat >. lordly implies pomposity or an arrogant display of power ... oneself, one's possessions, etc. highly, or esp. too highly; haughty; arrogant (proud of his ancient name). b (often in comb ... our anniversary). 2 (refl.) act honourably or worthily. proud-hearted haughty; arrogant. Derivatives: proudly adv. proudness n. Etymology: OE prut, ...
... IOUS, a. [L. superciliosus. See above.] 1. Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; as a supercilious officer. 2. Manifesting haughtiness, or ... economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful ... more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering] 2: expressive of ... to hide) — more at hell Date: 1614 coolly and patronizingly haughty < reacted to their breach of etiquette with a supercilious smile ... akin to celare to conceal. Cf. Conceal.] Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious ... ADJ [disapproval] Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms a. 1. Haughty, overbearing, domineering, dictatorial, arrogant, proud, high, lofty, overweening, consequential, ...
... Lordly sins require lordly estates to support them. 2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. Every rich and lordly swain, with pride would ... economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful ... more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering] Merriam Webster's ... noun • lordly adverb Oxford Reference Dictionary adj. (lordlier, lordliest) 1 haughty, imperious. 2 suitable for a lord. Derivatives: lordliness n. Etymology ... and grace And presence, lordlier than before. --Tennyson. 2. Proud; haughty; imperious; insolent. Lords are lordliest in their wine. --Milton. Syn: Imperious; haughty; overbearing; tyrannical; despotic; domineering; arrogant. See Imperious. Webster's ...
... inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy - Isaiah 57. 3. Proud; haughty; as lofty looks. Isaiah 2. 4. Elevated in sentiment or ... lofty ideals > b. elevated in status ; superior 2. having a haughty overbearing manner ; supercilious 3. a. rising to a great height ... things) of imposing height, towering, soaring (lofty heights). 2 consciously haughty, aloof, or dignified (lofty contempt). 3 exalted or noble; sublime ... spirit, bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty. The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. --Is. lvii ... Milton. Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic; sublime; proud; haughty. See Tall. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary (loftier, loftiest) 1. A ... English Synonyms a. 1. High, elevated, tall, towering. 2. Proud, haughty, arrogant. 3. Sublime, exalted, elevated. 4. Stately, dignified, imposing, ...
Haughtiest definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Haughty Haugh"ty, a. [Compar. Haughtier; superl. Haughtiest.] [OE. hautein, F ... 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.
Haughtier definitions Webster's 1913 Dictionary Haughty Haugh"ty, a. [Compar. Haughtier; superl. Haughtiest.] [OE. hautein, F ... 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.
... 1828 Dictionary IMPE'RIOUS, a. [L. imperiosus.] 1. Commanding; dictatorial; haughty; arrogant; overbearing; domineering; as an imperious tyrant; an imperious dictator ... economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful ... more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering] Merriam Webster's ... Imperious need, which can not be withstood. --Dryden. Syn: Dictatorial; haughty; domineering; overbearing; lordly; tyrannical; despotic; arrogant; imperative; authoritative; commanding; pressing ... to be obeyed. (WRITTEN) Her attitude is imperious at times... = haughty ADJ • imperiously Imperiously she beckoned me out of the room ... English Synonyms a. Dictatorial, magisterial, domineering, tyrannical, despotic, overbearing, lordly, haughty, arrogant. Foolish Dictionary From Eng. imp, devil and aerial, ...
... 2. Expressing disdain; as a disdainful look. 3. Contemptuous; scornful; haughty; indignant. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: expressing extreme ... economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful ... more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer [syn: disdainful, haughty, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering] Merriam Webster's ... dain"ful, a. Full of disdain; expressing disdain; scornful; contemptuous; haughty. From these Turning disdainful to an equal good. --Akenside. -- Dis ... s Dictionary of English Synonyms a. Scornful, contemptuous, supercilious, contumelious, haughty, cavalier. Moby Thesaurus abjuratory, arrogant, audacious, bold, brash, brassy, brazen ... defying, derisive, despising, dismissive, disregardful, exclusive, familiar, forward, greatly daring, haughty, high and mighty, highfalutin, hoity-toity, hubristic, impertinent, impudent, ...
... s 1828 Dictionary HAUGHTILY, adv. hau'tily. [See Haught and Haughty.] Proudly; arrogantly; with contempt or disdain; as, to speak or ... prized. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adv 1: in a haughty manner; "he peered haughtily down his nose" Merriam Webster's adverb see haughty Webster's 1913 Dictionary Haughtily Haugh"ti*ly, adv. [From Haughty.] In a haughty manner; arrogantly. Collin's Cobuild Dictionary see haughty
... 1828 Dictionary HAUGHTINESS, n. hau'tiness. The quality of being haughty; pride mingled with some degree of contempt for others; arrogance ... haughtiness, hauteur, high-handedness, lordliness] Merriam Webster's noun see haughty Webster's 1913 Dictionary Haughtiness Haugh"ti*ness, n. [For hauteinness. See Haughty.] The quality of being haughty; disdain; arrogance. Syn: Arrogance; disdain; contemptuousness; superciliousness; loftiness. Usage: Haughtiness ... how far below ourselves we consider them. A person is haughty in disposition and demeanor; arrogant in his claims of homage ...
... riding. CAVALIER, a. 1. Gay; sprightly; warlike; brave; generous. 2. Haughty; disdainful. WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005) adj 1: given to haughty disregard of others [syn: cavalier, high-handed] n 1: a ... naturally not valiant, and not much cavalier.'' --Suckling. 3. Supercilious; haughty; disdainful; curt; brusque. 4. Of or pertaining to the party ... on a lady), partner (in a dance). II. a. Disdainful, haughty, arrogant, supercilious, scornful, insolent, curt. Moby Thesaurus Bayard, Casanova, Don ... fellow, fellow traveler, flame, gallant, gaucho, gigolo, gruff, guard, harsh, haughty, high-and-mighty, horse soldier, horseback rider, horsebacker, horseman, horsewoman ...