haughty
behaving in a proud, arrogant manner
TRANSLATION
haughty = hochmütig, stolz, hochnäsig, überheblich, eingebildet --- GOOGLE INDEX WORD: approximately 3,690,000 hits
STATISTICS
IN THE PRESS
"…without real political responsibility, (the Commission) will exercise..., a kind of HAUGHTY supervision over the economic policies of the countries participating in the euro, and can even impose fines on them."
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haughty
adjective
behaving in a proud unfriendly way, arrogant
(Longman Contemporary English Dictionary)
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There are many expressions in various languages to describe people who seem to think that they are better than the rest of us. Most of these terms are variations of the idea that the person is at a higher level than other people. And so it is with haughty, coming from Old French haut, in the air, from Latin altus, high
Here are a few more idioms that describe arrogance. Notice how the expressions give the impression that the people are above the speaker (or they at least think they are).
- high and mighty: Arnold's acting high and mighty now that he's in management!
- look down: I went to the customer service desk, but the clerk just looked down her nose at me.
- on a high horse: Would you get off your high horse for a minute and listen to me?
- stuck up: The keynote speaker wouldn't talk to anyone during the break. I'm not sure if she's stuck up or just shy.
- a swelled head: Amy's sure getting a swelled head about being accepted to Harvard.
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SYNONYMS
conceited, arrogant, overly self-confident
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"I’m afraid that her haughty attitude has lost us the contract."
adjective
behaving in a proud unfriendly way, arrogant
(Longman Contemporary English Dictionary)
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There are many expressions in various languages to describe people who seem to think that they are better than the rest of us. Most of these terms are variations of the idea that the person is at a higher level than other people. And so it is with haughty, coming from Old French haut, in the air, from Latin altus, high
Here are a few more idioms that describe arrogance. Notice how the expressions give the impression that the people are above the speaker (or they at least think they are).
- high and mighty: Arnold's acting high and mighty now that he's in management!
- look down: I went to the customer service desk, but the clerk just looked down her nose at me.
- on a high horse: Would you get off your high horse for a minute and listen to me?
- stuck up: The keynote speaker wouldn't talk to anyone during the break. I'm not sure if she's stuck up or just shy.
- a swelled head: Amy's sure getting a swelled head about being accepted to Harvard.
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SYNONYMS
conceited, arrogant, overly self-confident
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SMUGGLE OWAD into today's conversation
"I’m afraid that her haughty attitude has lost us the contract."
