haughtily

[US]/'hɔ:tili/
[UK]/ˈh ɔtɪlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. in a proud and arrogant manner

Example Sentences

She walked haughtily into the room.

He spoke haughtily to the waiter.

The queen looked haughtily at her subjects.

He haughtily dismissed their suggestions.

She haughtily ignored his apology.

The rich man behaved haughtily towards the poor.

She haughtily refused to admit her mistake.

He looked down haughtily on those who disagreed with him.

The celebrity walked haughtily past the crowd.

She haughtily rejected their offer of help.

Real-world Examples

" Were you? " said Professor McGonagall haughtily.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" But what's the meaning of it all? " demanded Mrs. Yeobright haughtily.

Source: Returning Home

" Where are we now? " asked Vashti haughtily.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

" Stone Crows do not run squeaking after Burned Men, " one of the wildlings informed him haughtily.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

The Hippogriff was still staring haughtily at him.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" We're children, " Myrcella declared haughtily. " We're supposed to be childish" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

" I ought to be, " I replied somewhat haughtily. " I'm nearly twenty-one" .

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" Yes, " I said, as haughtily as I could, " I'm feeling all right" .

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" Certainly I was, " returned the lad haughtily.

Source: Murder at the golf course

He asked the question haughtily, his head thrown back.

Source: Murder at the golf course

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