He was poor, even to raggedness; and his appearance excited a mirth and a pity which were equally intolerable to his haughty spirit. He first directed his attention to Novgorod, and by gradually undermining and then destroying the ancient republican liberties he reduced the haughty city, which had long styled itself Lord Novgorod the Great, to the rank of a provincial town. But no sooner had he taken over the command than his haughty and domineering temper estranged him both from his second-in-command, Lord Granby, and the commander-in-chief, Prince Ferdinand. The Kuprilis, both father and son, had by their haughty and uncompromising demeanour done much to alienate the old-standing friendship with France, and at the battle of St Gotthard 6000 French, under Coligny, fought on the Austrian side. Definition of Haughty. He is too haughty to listen to truth from the lips of any of his fellow men. "No, Gabriel, I can't decide that fast," she said in the haughty, dismissive tone that used to infuriate him. When the haughty CEO ignored the stockholders at the annual conference, the board of directors gave him a stern lecture. 7. and the legates, who visited the courts of Europe as haughty representatives of the central government of Christendom. She could be a real "prima donna" and very haughty at times; but, she was very much loved.
He replied with haughty disdain. proud and unfriendly. Haughty in a sentence 1. 2.
129. I had a haughty spirit; I yield, I submit; 'tis my fate. I have been no haughty or intolerable or hateful man in my conversation or carriage. The haughty spirit of Eudoxia was inflamed by the report of a discourse commencing with the words - " Herodias is again furious; Herodias again dances; she once more demands the head of John "; and though the report was false, it sealed the doom of the archbishop. The king notified this decision to the pope, who assembled his consistory in November 1333, and gave a haughty reply. Contrary to his expectations Darnley did not receive the crown matrimonial, and his foolish and haughty behaviour, his vicious habits, and his boisterous companions did not improve matters. All this activity, though combined with a haughty tone towards foreign governments and diplomatists, did not produce much general apprehension, probably because there was a widespread conviction that he desired to maintain peace, and that his great ability and strength of character would enable him to control the dangerous forces which he boldly set in motion. Adalbert was a man of proud and haughty bearing, with large ideas and a strong energetic character. Laying more stress upon independence than upon loyalty, Hugh appears to have acted in a haughty manner toward Lothair, and also towards his son and successor Louis V.; but neither king was strong enough to punish this powerful vassal, whose clerical supporters already harboured the thought of securing for him the Frankish crown. The supporters of the older faith were now predominant and, although they were inclined to adopt a somewhat haughty attitude towards Charles, they were not averse from taking strong measures against the reformers.
life of dependence was insupportable to his haughty spirit. The audience has a fine time booing this haughty pirate and enjoying a tit-for-tat repartee when Hook asks us for advice. The opening of the movie is a spoof of a long sideline or pep rally cheer - the cheerleaders are doing versions of "roll call cheers", introducing the characters and establishing a haughty sense of pride and entitlement. They described the natives as very proud and haughty.