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Haught

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Haughty; arrogantly proud or disdainful, especially of others.

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The knight's haught manner offended even his own allies.

She gave a haught glance at the newcomers before turning away.

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Haught is an archaic form that gave rise to the more common modern word "haughty," and now appears mainly in older literature, such as Shakespeare's plays.

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