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Definition
arrogant or condescending (acting superior or self-important)
- He was not tall, but he carried his head so haughtily that he looked a commanding figure, and there was something daring and challenging in his eyes.Book 2 — The Hired Girls (13% in)
- 'Miss Lingard,' he said haughtily, 'is a young woman for whom I have the utmost, the utmost respect.'Book 3 — Lena Lingard (79% in)
There are no more uses of "haughty" in My Antonia.
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