Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

haughtly

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: haugh-t-ly
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"But the Pope […] haughtly rejected the proposals of submission, which were first brought before him by the Emperor's friends […]"

Etymology

From haught + -ly.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: haught

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

more haughtly (comparative) most haughtly (superlative)

Questions

What does haughtly mean?: Haughtily.
Where does haughtly come from?: From haught + -ly.

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