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haughtier

haughtier is the comparative form of haughty.

Meaning of haughty

Adjective

haughty (comparative haughtier, superlative haughtiest)

  1. Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
    • How meek and shrunken did that haughty Tarmac become as it slunk by the wide circle of asphalt of the yellow sort, that was loosely strewn before the great iron gates of Lady Hall as a forerunner of the consideration that awaited the guests of Rupert, Earl of Kare, […].1922, Michael Arlen, “3/1/1”, in “Piracy”: A Romantic Chronicle of These Days

Questions about haughtier

What is haughtier the comparative form of?
Haughtier is the comparative form of haughty.

Words near haughtier in the dictionary

  1. haughlands
  2. Haughley
  3. haughs
  4. haught
  5. haughten
  6. haughtier
  7. haughtiest
  8. haughtily
  9. haughtiness
  10. haughtinesses
  11. haughtly

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