HAUGHTY

Meaning

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

Etymology

Origin: Middle English

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”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

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