haughty
US
/ˈhɔːti/
UK
/ˈhɔːti/
Meaning
Behaving as if you are better than other people and showing that you consider them unimportant.
अपने आपको दूसरों से बेहतर समझने वाला और उन्हें कम अहमियत देने वाला।
Examples
“Despite his qualifications, he sounded haughty during the interview.”
“She gave the receptionist a haughty look and walked past.”
“He haughtily dismissed the intern's reasonable suggestion during the meeting.”
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Not natural: She is haughty than her cousin.
Better: She is haughtier than her cousin.
Use the comparative form haughtier, not haughty, before than.
Than से तुलना करते समय haughty का comparative रूप haughtier इस्तेमाल करें।
Not natural: He behaved haughty toward the guests.
Better: He behaved haughtily toward the guests.
Haughtily is the adverb needed to describe how he behaved.
उसने कैसा व्यवहार किया, यह बताने के लिए adjective haughty नहीं, adverb haughtily चाहिए।
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Learner tip
Haughty describes someone who treats others as inferior; it is stronger and more negative than simply being confident.
Haughty उस व्यक्ति के लिए है जो दूसरों को अपने से कम समझता है; यह सिर्फ आत्मविश्वासी होने से ज़्यादा नकारात्मक है।