haughty meaning

Definition of haughty

1. having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy
   • some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines
   • haughty aristocrats
   • his lordly manners were offensive
   • walked with a prideful swagger
   • very sniffy about breaches of etiquette
   • his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air
   • a more swaggering mood than usual

   Synonyms: disdainful, imperious, lordly, overbearing, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering

   Similar: proud

   Related forms: haughtiness

How to pronounce haughty

haughty is pronounced /ˈhɔti/ in American English. It has 2 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.

Words that rhyme with haughty

• zloty
• peyote
• snotty
• naughty