haughty
hochnäsig – hochnäsiger – am hochnäsigsten
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haughty
Feeling superior to others and behaving toward them in an arrogant and condescending way.
Mit ihrer hochnäsigen Art behandelt sie alle anderen, als wären sie weniger wert.
With her haughty manner, she treats everyone else as if they were worth less.
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| comparative | hochnäsiger |
| superlative | am hochnäsigsten |
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'Hochnäsig' (haughty) belongs to the word family of 'Nase' (nose); the word 'hoch' (high) can also be recognized in it. As a memory aid, imagine someone holding their nose high and looking down on others.
Mit erhobenem Kopf und einem hochnäsigen Blick ging er an uns vorbei.
With his head held high and a haughty look, he walked past us.
'Hochnäsig' (haughty) expresses a clearly negative judgment. If you describe someone directly this way, it can come across as a personal attack.
Ich finde dich ziemlich hochnäsig, wenn du so über deine Kollegen redest.
I find you pretty haughty when you talk about your colleagues like that.
Common collocations include 'hochnäsig wirken' (to seem haughty), 'sich hochnäsig benehmen' (to behave haughtily), and 'ein hochnäsiger Ton' (a haughty tone). You can use these to specifically describe the impression, behavior, or way of speaking of a person.
Durch seine knappen Antworten wirkte er hochnäsig.
His brief answers made him seem haughty.
