Added 9 October 2026
haughty
/ˈhɔːti/ adjective
In Latin: superbus Wiktionary
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- Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
Origin
From earlier hauty, haultic, with spelling change in imitation of English naughty and English high, from Middle English hautein, hautain (with -ein, -ain becoming -y through the form hautenesse standing for *hauteinnesse; see haughtiness), from Middle English haute (“self-important”), from Old French haut, hault (“high, lofty”), from Frankish *hauh, *hōh (“high, lofty, proud”) and Latin altus (“high, deep”).
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