All 5 Uses of
haughty
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- He was exquisitely polite to the women and a little haughty to the men, who did not always forgive him for his successes in society.†
Chpt 2haughty = arrogant
- She rose as though to go, gathering up the folds of her skirt and waving the feathers of her dingy bonnet with dignity, but, changing her mind, she sat down again and said, in a haughty voice: "I'll tell you what happened.†
Chpt 4
- "He did break it for him, sir," replied Mme. Giry haughtily.†
Chpt 4 *haughtily = condescendingly (in a superior or self-important way)
- "That is an undertaking which I have not asked of you and a promise which I refuse to make you!" said the young girl haughtily.†
Chpt 10
- Raoul rejoined haughtily, trying to shake off the intruder.†
Chpt 19
Definition:
arrogant or condescending (acting superior or self-important)