Haughtily

adv

adv ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.

    "He haughtily demanded the best table, even though people looked and wondered who he was."

Adverb
  1. 1
    in a haughty manner wordnet

Synonyms

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autocraticallyautocraticallycavalierlycavalierlyloftilyproudly

Example

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"Instead of a wagging tail and what looks like a happy smile that dogs project, cats sneer at us haughtily, and sometimes they seem to squint and look inscrutably wise."

Etymology

From haughty + -ly.

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