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haughtiness

[haw-tee-nis] / ˈhɔ ti nɪs /


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He began as a William Morris socialist but quickly became suspicious of any sweeping social panacea, to the point of intellectual haughtiness.

From The Wall Street Journal Nov. 14, 2025

Few pleasures make cold cruelty warm the soul quite as well, because few look at the genre with such a knowing blend of appreciation and haughtiness.

From Salon Jan. 9, 2025

Malick, who inhabits Gail’s Southern haughtiness with crisp authority, wields her character’s cane as though it were a general’s baton.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 16, 2023

He’s also learned how to deploy — and puncture — Thor’s inborn pomposity, although by the time the final credits rolled in “Ragnarok” that haughtiness had turned into shtick.

From New York Times Jul. 7, 2022

Accessorized with the right mix of confidence and haughtiness, it reduces my audience to a world of leering carpetbaggers and gasping Aunt Pittypats.

From "Me Talk Pretty One Day" by David Sedaris




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