haughtier
- 1Comparative of haughty.
Success only made him haughtier, and his old friends stopped calling.
The waiter grew haughtier with every question we asked about the wine list.
Note
Spelling first: the y of haughty turns to i before -er, just as in happier and prettier. Like most two-syllable adjectives ending in -y it takes the ending, though more haughty is also correct. It pairs with than or the in the usual way, as in haughtier than her sister or the haughtier of the two, and often marks a change over time: grew haughtier, only made him haughtier.
haughtier is a form of haughty
haughty, adjective: Showing by one's manner an assumption of being superior to others, and treating them with disdain. Full entry
- Forms
- haughtyhaughtier comparativehaughtiest superlative
- Spelling
- haughty → haughtier: change y to i, add -er
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