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adjective

haughty

CEFR C2

having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy

In a sentence

Six example sentences with haughty, each labelled with its topic.

  • The gallery owner gave the young painter a haughty glance and suggested she try the market stalls instead.

    Art

  • After the blowout their captain shook hands with a haughty flick of the wrist, refusing to look at any opponent.

    Basketball

  • The visiting duke was so haughty that he refused to dine with merchants, however wealthy their families had become.

    History

  • The haughty heiress in the novel refuses to learn the servants' names, and the reader waits for her comeuppance.

    Literature

  • The haughty new director dismissed the warehouse staff's ideas until the delivery numbers forced him to listen.

    Business

  • The haughty chef sent back the farmer's tomatoes without tasting them, so the farmer sold them to the rival bistro.

    Cooking

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