haughtily

CEFRC2

/hˈɔtɪli/

adverb

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    In a proud way that shows you think you are better.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    In a haughty manner; with excessive or unwarranted pride.

Examples

  • He walked haughtily out of the room.

  • She looked haughtily at the clerk and walked away.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
2
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Deep Dive

More examples

In context

  • She spoke haughtily to the servant.

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

  • "I don't know what you mean," she said haughtily.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The rich man spoke blank to the poor waiter, looking down on him.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

adverb

From haughty + -ly.