Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: haughtily
IPA transcription: [h'ɔtɪli]
r meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: haughtily
    Meaning: in a haughty manner; "he peered haughtily down his nose"
Usage examples
  • "Why not?" she asked haughtily.
  • "No, sir," Captain Wilson said haughtily.
  • 'It is the end of your affair,' he said haughtily.
  • "I don't meddle with hired boys' prayers," she said haughtily.
  • "And what do you find in it that is worthy of blame?" asked Aramis, haughtily.
  • The woman in black drew haughtily away and clutched the Noah's ark with a gesture of proprietorship.
  • "Gone into school!" repeated Gaunt, haughtily, resenting the familiarity, as well as the information.
  • "No, Bunny--you will behave like a gentleman, that is all," she responded, haughtily; "or rather like a butler with the instincts of a gentleman.
  • "I expect as much," replied Cassim haughtily; "but I must know exactly where this treasure is, and how I may visit it myself when I choose; otherwise, I will go and inform against you, and then you will not only get no more, but will lose all you have, and I shall have a share for my information."