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haughtiness

[haw-tee-nis] / ˈhɔ ti nɪs /


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He began as a William Morris socialist but quickly became suspicious of any sweeping social panacea, to the point of intellectual haughtiness.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 14, 2025

Nick went to Princeton and graduated with all of the Ivy League haughtiness, if not the GPA or success, associated with such a diploma.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 18, 2025

Few pleasures make cold cruelty warm the soul quite as well, because few look at the genre with such a knowing blend of appreciation and haughtiness.

From Salon ● Jan. 9, 2025

He’s also learned how to deploy — and puncture — Thor’s inborn pomposity, although by the time the final credits rolled in “Ragnarok” that haughtiness had turned into shtick.

From New York Times ● Jul. 7, 2022

Every trace of pride and haughtiness was wiped from her face.

From "The Witch of Blackbird Pond" by Elizabeth George Speare


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