Haughtly

adv

adv ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    Haughtily. obsolete

    "But the Pope […] haughtly rejected the proposals of submission, which were first brought before him by the Emperor's friends […]"

Example

More examples

"But the Pope […] haughtly rejected the proposals of submission, which were first brought before him by the Emperor's friends […]"

Etymology

From haught + -ly.

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