haughty
adjective
disdainfully proud; scornfully arrogant; snobbish; supercilious: a haughty salesclerk.
haughtily
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a word derived from
haughty.
Example Sentences
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Time's Stephanie Zacharek was less keen on her performance, however, saying Jolie "plays her subject as haughtily cool and deeply insecure, but captures none of her imperious charisma".
From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2024
“I’m gonna fight my battle, and I’m gonna deliver,” he said haughtily, wearing his signature blue blazer and shades.
From Slate ● May 16, 2023
The humans in Middle-earth are weary of the elves patrolling their lands and acting haughtily.
From New York Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
But Shiv doesn't have enough strategic acumen to redirect the conversation or cover for her knowledge gaps, so she haughtily replies, "Uh, yeah. Remind me what happens."
From Salon ● Oct. 17, 2021
“You do not have guest-*,” she said haughtily, really working over the final s.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
