haughty
Senso (Inglese)
Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
Sinonimi
supercillious
be arrogant
haught
out-spoken
very powerful
heavy-headed
holding one’s head high
full of strength
praise oneself
flatter oneself
over-bearing
full of pride
not humble
proud-stomached
brusque discourteous
smiffy
stand offish
be proud
puffed-up
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Pronunciato come (IPA)
/ˈhɔːti/
Etimologia (Inglese)
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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