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haughtly

haughtly adverb: haughtily.

Adverb

haughtly (comparative more haughtly, superlative most haughtly)

  1. (obsolete) Haughtily.
    • But the Pope […] haughtly rejected the proposals of submission, which were first brought before him by the Emperor's friends […]1853, Johann Carl Ludwig Gieseler, Compendium of Ecclesiastical History, volume 1, pages 40–41

Forms of haughtly

comparativemore haughtly
superlativemost haughtly

Origin of haughtly

From haught + -ly.

Questions about haughtly

What does haughtly mean?
Haughtly means haughtily.
What part of speech is haughtly?
Haughtly is an adverb.

Words near haughtly in the dictionary

  1. haughtier
  2. haughtiest
  3. haughtily
  4. haughtiness
  5. haughtinesses
  6. haughtly
  7. haughtness
  8. Haughton
  9. haughtonite
  10. Haughtons
  11. Haughts

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