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May 26, 2012
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Synonyms for haughty

Adjective

1. disdainful, haughty, lordly, prideful, sniffy, supercilious, swaggering, proud (vs. humble)
usage: having or showing arrogant superiority to and disdain of those one views as unworthy; "some economists are disdainful of their colleagues in other social disciplines"; "haughty aristocrats"; "his lordly manners were offensive"; "walked with a prideful swagger"; "very sniffy about breaches of etiquette"; "his mother eyed my clothes with a supercilious air"; "shaggy supercilious camels"; "a more swaggering mood than usual"- W.L.Shirer
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