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Puffed_up vs Haughty - What's the difference?

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Puffed_up is a related term of haughty.


As adjectives the difference between puffed_up and haughty

is that puffed_up is to be proud while haughty is conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.

As a verb puffed_up

is (puff up).

puffed_up

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • To be proud
    • Since he was elected school prefect, he's become really puffed up .

    Verb

    (head)
  • (puff up)

    • haughty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Conveying in demeanour the assumption of superiority; disdainful, supercilious.
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    Usage notes

    Possibly due to the similar sounding (and utterly different in meaning) hottie'', ''haughty has become rare in some parts of North America.

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