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haughtiest

adjective
SayHAW-tee-istUS/ˈhɔtiɪst/UK/ˈhɔːtiɪst/

1 meaning of haughtiest

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  1. 1
    adjective
    Superlative of haughty.

    Even the haughtiest critics admitted that the young pianist was brilliant.

    He answered the waiter in his haughtiest tone and sent the wine back.

    Note

    Haughty turns its y to i before -est, as happy and lofty do, and most haughty is an equally correct alternative. With a possessive, the superlative measures someone against their own moods: in Letitia Elizabeth Landon's Francesca Carrara (1834), Mademoiselle gives him one of her haughtiest frowns, a frown from her at her most disdainful.

haughtiest 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 → haughtiest: change y to i, add -est

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