haughtily

[US]/'hɔ:tili/
[UK]/ˈh ɔtɪlɪ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. auf stolze und arrogante Weise

Example Sentences

She walked haughtily into the room.

Sie trat hochmütig in den Raum.

He spoke haughtily to the waiter.

Er sprach hochmütig mit dem Kellner.

The queen looked haughtily at her subjects.

Die Königin blickte hochmütig auf ihre Untertanen.

He haughtily dismissed their suggestions.

Er wies ihre Vorschläge hochmütig ab.

She haughtily ignored his apology.

Sie ignorierte seine Entschuldigung hochmütig.

The rich man behaved haughtily towards the poor.

Der reiche Mann verhielt hochmütig gegenüber den Armen.

She haughtily refused to admit her mistake.

Sie weigerte sich hochmütig, ihren Fehler zuzugeben.

He looked down haughtily on those who disagreed with him.

Er blickte hochmütig auf diejenigen herab, die nicht mit ihm übereinstimmten.

The celebrity walked haughtily past the crowd.

Die Berühmtheit ging hochmütig an der Menge vorbei.

She haughtily rejected their offer of help.

Sie lehnte ihr Angebot zu helfen hochmütig ab.

Real-world Examples

" Were you? " said Professor McGonagall haughtily.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

" But what's the meaning of it all? " demanded Mrs. Yeobright haughtily.

Source: Returning Home

" Where are we now? " asked Vashti haughtily.

Source: The machine has stopped operating.

" Stone Crows do not run squeaking after Burned Men, " one of the wildlings informed him haughtily.

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

The Hippogriff was still staring haughtily at him.

Source: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

" We're children, " Myrcella declared haughtily. " We're supposed to be childish" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Clash of Kings (Bilingual Edition)

" I ought to be, " I replied somewhat haughtily. " I'm nearly twenty-one" .

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" Yes, " I said, as haughtily as I could, " I'm feeling all right" .

Source: Seek pleasure and have fun.

" Certainly I was, " returned the lad haughtily.

Source: Murder at the golf course

He asked the question haughtily, his head thrown back.

Source: Murder at the golf course

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