haughty

 
Pronunciation: /ˈhɔːti/

adjective (haughtier, haughtiest)

  • arrogantly superior and disdainful: a look of haughty disdain a haughty British aristocrat

Derivatives

haughtily

adverb

Origin:

mid 16th century: extended form of obsolete haught, earlier haut, from Old French, from Latin altus 'high'