'Haughtier' definitions:

Definition of 'Haughtier'

From: GCIDE
  • Haughty \Haugh"ty\ (h[add]"t[y^]), a. [Compar. Haughtier (h[add]"t[i^]*[~e]r); superl. Haughtiest.] [OE. hautein, F. hautain, fr. haut high, OF. also halt, fr. L. altus. See Altitude.] [1913 Webster]
  • 1. High; lofty; bold. [Obs. or Archaic] [1913 Webster]
  • To measure the most haughty mountain's height. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • Equal unto this haughty enterprise. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Disdainfully or contemptuously proud; arrogant; overbearing. [1913 Webster]
  • A woman of a haughty and imperious nature. --Clarendon. [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Indicating haughtiness; as, a haughty carriage. [1913 Webster]
  • Satan, with vast and haughty strides advanced, Came towering. --Milton. [1913 Webster]