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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source
haugh·ty    Audio Help   [haw-tee] Pronunciation Key
–adjective, -ti·er, -ti·est.
1.disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious: haughty aristocrats; a haughty salesclerk.
2.Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted.
[Origin: 1520–30; obs. haught (sp. var. of late ME haute < MF < L altus high, with h- < Gmc; cf. OHG hok high) + -y1]

—Related forms
haugh·ti·ly, adverb
haugh·ti·ness, noun

—Synonyms 1. lordly, disdainful, contemptuous. See proud.
—Antonyms 1. humble, unpretentious, unassuming.
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Thesaurus Entries
  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus - Cite This Source
Main Entry:  arrogance
Part of Speech:  noun
Definition:  The quality of being arrogant.
Synonyms:  hauteur, insolence, loftiness, lordliness, overbearingness, presumption, pride, pridefulness, proudness, superciliousness, superiority
Source:  Roget's II: The New Thesaurus, Third Edition
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