Meaning & use
haughtily
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In a proud, arrogant, and disdainful manner.
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She haughtily dismissed the waiter's recommendation without even glancing at the menu.
He looked down haughtily at the crowd from the balcony.
A note on using this word
Describes both tone of voice and body language; almost always carries a negative, critical connotation about the person being described.
Words with a similar meaning
arrogantlydisdainfully
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Words with an opposite meaning
humblymodestly
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