Haughtly

/ˈhɔːtli/ adverb

Definition

An archaic or obsolete spelling/form of 'haughtily'; in a haughty manner.

Etymology

An older adverbial form of 'haughty,' before standard '-ly' adverbial suffixes became fully regularized in English.

Kelly Says

Haughtly is a spelling you'd find in Renaissance texts—it shows how English adverbs weren't always standardized, and scribes played around with different forms until conventions settled down.

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