Word of the Day

Haughty

haugh•ty
Pronunciation: /ˈhɔti/
Etymology: obs. haught (sp. var. of late ME haute < MF < L altus high, with h- < Gmc; cf. OHG hok high) + -y

1. disdainfully proud; snobbish; scornfully arrogant; supercilious
2. Archaic. lofty or noble; exalted.

"I don't know why, but he despised me even beyond all measure and looked at me with an insufferable haughtiness."

— Fyodor Dostoevsky, Notes From Underground