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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Haughty

/(ha̤"ty̆)/ · Haugh·ty · IPA /ˈhɔti/
01 a. High; lofty; bold.
  1. 1.
    High; lofty; bold.[Obs. or Archaic]
    “To measure the most haughty mountain's height.” — Spenser.
    “Equal unto this haughty enterprise.” — Spenser.
  2. 2.
    Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing.
    “A woman of a haughty and imperious nature.” — Clarendon.
  3. 3.
    Indicating haughtiness; as, a haughty carriage.
    “Satan, with vast and haughty strides advanced, Came towering.” — Milton.