haughty

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[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From 1430 Middle English haute (“‘self-important’”) with a spelling change in 1530 to follow the pattern of caught < Old French haut (“‘high’”) < Latin altus (“‘high’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːti

[edit] Adjective

haughty (comparative haughtier, superlative haughtiest)

1. Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

[edit] Translations

• Arabic: متعالي - متكبر - متغطرس

[edit] References

• “haughty” in the Online Etymology Dictionary, Douglas Harper, 2001