haughtly

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English

Etymology

From haught +‎ -ly.

Adverb

haughtly (comparative more haughtly, superlative most haughtly)

  1. (obsolete) Haughtily.
    • 1853, Johann Carl Ludwig Gieseler, Compendium of Ecclesiastical History, volume 1, pages 40–41:
      But the Pope [] haughtly rejected the proposals of submission, which were first brought before him by the Emperor's friends []