1520-30; obsolete haught (spelling variant of late Middle Englishhaute < Middle French < Latinaltus high, with h- < Germanic; compare Old High Germanhok high) + -y1
Arrogant, haughty, and believing that you are self-righteous.
Both parents were like haughty deities who held their children in thrall.
Next to the palm tree, three haughty girls with pocket mirrors gossip as they reapply their makeup.
Her husky voice and somewhat haughty tone contrast with her writing, which is intimate, reflective and inviting.
The haughty bird could not stand the sight of what had become of its home.
Shareholders were irritated by his abrasive and haughty style.
It is written from on high and in a tone sometimes bordering on the haughty.
Nice might be the new haughty, but mean is mean forever.
But she is a proper actor, not all starry or haughty.
The relentlessly haughty, sarcastic tone suggests an almost sociopathic inability to feel empathy.
British Dictionary definitions for haughty
haughty
/ˈhɔːtɪ/
adjective -tier, -tiest
1.
having or showing arrogance
2.
(archaic) noble or exalted
Derived Forms
haughtily, adverb haughtiness, noun
Word Origin
C16: from Old French haut, literally: lofty, from Latin altus high
Word Origin and History for haughty
adj.
1520s, an extension of haught (q.v.) "high in one's own estimation" by addition of -y (2) on model of might/mighty, naught/naughty, etc. Middle English also had hautif in this sense (mid-15c., from Old French hautif). Related: Haughtily.