haughty
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Her one condition, delivered in the haughty tone of an offended aristocrat, was that they sign a note guaranteeing repayment for the damage.
From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025
The directors, called to an emergency meeting at the home of the chairman of the board of the American Steel Corp., have the haughty mien of British aristocrats.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 16, 2025
That naturally leaves room for everyday people to feel as if research is a haughty, fringe, and costly enterprise whose benefits they’re thoroughly excluded from.
From Slate • Jun. 27, 2025
Marie-France has always denied this and, at the stand, came across as haughty and frequently defiant in the face of the accusations levelled at her.
From BBC • Mar. 1, 2025
Calpurnia was sitting in a haughty dignity that appeared on state occasions, and with it appeared erratic grammar.
From "Go Set a Watchman: A Novel" by Harper Lee
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