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Haughty \Haugh"ty\ (h[add]"t[y^]), a. [Compar. {Haughtier}
(h[add]"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. {Haughtiest}.] [OE. hautein, F.
hautain, fr. haut high, OF. also halt, fr. L. altus. See
{Altitude}.]
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1. High; lofty; bold. [Obs. or Archaic]
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To measure the most haughty mountain's height.
--Spenser.
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Equal unto this haughty enterprise. --Spenser.
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2. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant;
overbearing.
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A woman of a haughty and imperious nature.
--Clarendon.
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3. Indicating haughtiness; as, a haughty carriage.
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Satan, with vast and haughty strides advanced,
Came towering. --Milton.
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