All 4 Uses of
haughty
in
Gone with the Wind
- But only from life could Ellen's face have acquired its look of pride that had no haughtiness, its graciousness, its melancholy and its utter lack of humor.†
Chpt 1.3 *haughtiness = arrogance or condescension (acting superior or self-important)
- "Indeed?" said Scarlett haughtily.†
Chpt 4.40haughtily = condescendingly (in a superior or self-important way)
- Her pale lashless eyes looked directly and uncompromisingly upon the world and her thin lips were ever set in haughty tightness.†
Chpt 4.41haughty = arrogant
- Because she was too exhausted by her anger to do otherwise, Scarlett sulkily promised and went home, haughtily refusing any overtures of peace from her household.†
Chpt 4.42haughtily = condescendingly (in a superior or self-important way)
Definition:
arrogant or condescending (acting superior or self-important)