Haughty
adjective
1. Having or showing the insulting attitude of people who think that they are better, smarter, or more important than other people.
ex: Kate Middleton has won the good opinion of the British press because she isn’t the least bit haughty. Although she’s married to Prince William, people see her as a nice, everyday girl.
When I think of the word “haughty,” a particular literary character comes to mind — Mr. Darcy from Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice. He’s a very rich man who, although good at heart, is overly proud and makes a negative first impression. When he first appears in the story, he comes off as very arrogant. His friend suggests that he ask a girl to dance, pointing one out in particular as very pretty. Mr. Darcy replies, “She’s tolerable, I suppose. But she’s not handsome enough to tempt me.” Ouch! Check out the film scene below.
Can you think of a sentence using the word ”haughty”? Post your sentence in the comments section, and try using the word as much as you can throughout the day.
Reference:
Haughty. (2010). Merriam-Webster’s Essential Learner’s English Dictionary. Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.
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May 20, 2012 @ 12:47:05
The actor in the movie is so haughty, the girls end up laughing at him and make him unconfortable.
Haughty is just a pretty world to say stuck up,i can stand that kind of people that think they are better than others,for insignificant reasons.
May 21, 2012 @ 08:22:25
“A pretty word for stuck up” — that’s an effective way to define “haughty.”
May 22, 2012 @ 11:55:34
Haughty is a strong word, it can describe a snobby person who thinks he or she is all that. One such instance can be the character Mr. Hyde from the popular book Dr.Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Mr Hyde belittles every one he passes and doesn’t care who he stomps on or kills. He has a haughty characteristic.
May 22, 2012 @ 13:27:58
Due to her aristocrat status, she felt that she could act haughty.
May 22, 2012 @ 19:05:32
The princess was at a award presentation,she was haughty with the people standing around her.
May 22, 2012 @ 19:10:20
When someone is haughty in my opinion is a huge turn off, people are more likely to be attracted or intrigued by a modest person not someone who is full of themselves. I have met Haughty people before that think they are on top of the world and no one can compare, most of the time those people are just trying to hide their insecurities.
May 23, 2012 @ 08:09:47
True. People who go out of their way to show how superior they are are often insecure.
May 24, 2012 @ 13:50:30
A good candidate for the Presidency of any country must be a haughty person by his wisdom and not by their arrogance
May 24, 2012 @ 14:06:31
I would say that most people who run for President of the United States think very highly of themselves. Some have the intelligence/ability to back it up and others don’t.
Jun 11, 2012 @ 21:49:31
I have friends who are haughty, and I don’t mind at all. The reason why I don’t care if some of my friends are like that is because I know that they aren’t better than everyone or me. I actually dislike one of my boyfriend’s friends who’s always being haughty and saying things like if he’s rich and has the smartest girlfriend in the world. He’s a very nice guy but he shows off as much as he could. At times, it can be very annoying. I actually think a person with haughty personality can change the way people look at them.
Jun 12, 2012 @ 10:14:03
Yes, people who brag too much are trying to make others think highly of them, but all that bragging often has the opposite effect.
Jun 14, 2012 @ 10:52:04
There is a lot of Haughty behaviour in today’s society. This kind of behaviour whis what cause bullying, and other kids even grown adults to feel bad about themselves. Some may not be as smart as others but no one should think they are superior to another person. Mostly girls have this Haughty behaviour, our people who have a high ranking in society. When i think about the word Haughty i think about the movie “Beastly” the modern day beauty and the beast.
Jun 14, 2012 @ 10:57:36
Bullying is indeed a big issue today. Bullies often act out aggresively because of their own insecurities. I’ve never seen the movie Beastly, I’ll have to check that out as I’m a big fan of Beauty and the Beast!
Jun 20, 2012 @ 15:18:41
In my opinion haughty is a word use to describe someone and how they are. It can mean being stuck up and showing off their better than someone else. Their the ones who are jealous of others, but they are so haughty that they don’t want to come out as being nice to others. In the video the two girls start laughing at the man who was saying bad things about her sister. Haughty doesn’t make you better than anyone else. It makes you look bad and at times no one wants to even speak to you.
Jun 21, 2012 @ 11:37:39
You’re right. Mr. Darcy acts very superior, but then he ends up being the punch line.
Oct 16, 2012 @ 21:44:09
Haughty is a very interesting word to compare some people with, and some may not like it but a haughty person you can find anywhere no doubt. There is many people that lives in their wonderful world but is only on the outside. Haughty people most of the time is insecure about themselves or are screaming for help in their inside. I can probably say that haughties always feel alone and not good enough for other people maybe that is why they act like that. Don’t you think?
Jan 30, 2013 @ 19:22:12
I agree with her post, and i agree that is very true that these people are insecure, and i believe that it is everyone’s job to expose these people that insult other people and believe to be greater than everyone else, its tough but it is neccesary.
Oct 17, 2012 @ 08:04:07
Monica, Jessica (above) makes a similar point about how being haughty can be a symptom of insecurity. I agree that some people who behave as though they’re better than everyone else may really be harboring insecurities about themselves.
Oct 18, 2012 @ 16:02:05
The lord is looking for people whose hearts are not haughty but humble before him.
I’m not sure if this is the correct way.
Nov 15, 2012 @ 17:05:09
The King’s attitude was very haughty towards the peasants.
Nov 15, 2012 @ 18:33:40
Teresa, that’s probably been true for most kings throughout history!
Jan 30, 2013 @ 18:40:28
Many years ago when Kanye West got on stage and interrupted Taylor Swift, everyone went online and commented how haughty Kanye West was. He had a terrible attitude especially for thinking he is better than her and can interrupt her award speech and for saying beyonce’s video was better than hers.