Haughtily

Examples

• He made up to Mr. Franklin, who received him, I must own, haughtily enough. Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• I beg you will not refer to this again, said Dorothea, rather haughtily. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I entertained you, sir, said John, reining up his palfrey haughtily, for my follower, but not for my counsellor. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• She turned to the lawyer, and, pointing to Mr. Ablewhite, asked haughtily, What does he mean? Wilkie Collins. The Moonstone.
• Perhaps, she said, rather haughtily. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Smiling haughtily, he bent his head, and replied, with emphasis, Do you indeed confide, Lady Idris? Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
• We were peeping at the circus,' muttered Louisa, haughtily, without lifting up her eyes, 'and father caught us. Charles Dickens. Hard Times.
• I'm a gentleman though I AM your son, sir, George answered haughtily. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Mrs Lammle haughtily replies, without stopping, and without looking back. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Circumstances, you well know, _obliged_ me, said Shelby, haughtily. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
• Lady Jane can play, sir, at the game to which you state that you are so partial, Pitt said haughtily. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I hope not, I am sure,' said Miss Bella, haughtily. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Please to walk in,' said Miss Lavinia, haughtily. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• She received me haughtily. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• You can go up to Mr Fledgeby as soon as you like,' said the lady, moving haughtily away. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• With head oddly lifted, like a man who draws his head back from an insult, half haughtily, he watched the cold, mute, material face. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• She is— Thank you, I don't want to hear your opinion of Miss Dengelton, said Crispin haughtily; your primeval simplicity at times verges on rudeness. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• Presently she came back up the road again, her head haughtily in the air, not deigning to take any further notice of her silent attendant. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• No, Sir Knight, said the Templar, haughtily. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• I am going on immediately to Tipton, said Dorothea, rather haughtily. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• Slurk, sir,' repeated the gentleman haughtily. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I have marked her haughtily reject Sam Wynne's. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• She turned as I drew near, and looked at me haughtily: her eyes seemed to demand, What can the creeping creature want now? Charlotte Bronte. Jane Eyre.
• It is my own, answered Wildeve haughtily. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• Counsel was never bewrayed by me, said De Bracy, haughtily, nor must the name of villain be coupled with mine! Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
• No, I am no renegade, replied Justinian haughtily; but, at the same time, I am not what you would call a Christian. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
• I thought you liked the City families pretty well, he said, haughtily. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• I would rather not be asked,' said Bella, haughtily looking down. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
• Indeed I think no such thing, she said haughtily. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
• I seek no safety for myself, said Prince John, haughtily; that I could secure by a word spoken to my brother. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.

Edited by Diana