haughtily

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English

Etymology

haughty +‎ -ly

Adverb

haughtily (comparative more haughtily, superlative most haughtily)

  1. In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.
    He haughtily demanded the best table, even though people looked and wondered who he was.
    • 1930, Norman Lindsay, Redheap, Sydney: Ure Smith, published 1965, page 233:
      "I don't know what you mean," she said haughtily.

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