Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Proud; haughty; petulant; saucy; malapert.
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Examples
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At length, I suppose the lad either guessed the secret of his birth or something of it was communicated to him; and the disgust which the paughty Hieland varlet had always shown for my honest trade became more manifest; so that I dared not so much as lay my staff over his costard, for fear of receiving a stab with a dirk, as an answer in Gaelic to a Saxon remark.
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At length, I suppose the lad either guessed the secret of his birth or something of it was communicated to him; and the disgust which the paughty Hieland varlet had always shown for my honest trade became more manifest; so that I dared not so much as lay my staff over his costard, for fear of receiving a stab with a dirk, as an answer in Gaelic to a Saxon remark.
The Fair Maid of Perth St. Valentine's Day Walter Scott 1801
vendingmachine commented on the word paughty
proud; haughty; petulant; saucy; malapert.
I like the sound of malapert!
July 16, 2015
ruzuzu commented on the word paughty
Fun!
July 16, 2015
slumry commented on the word paughty
I knew a malapert; he was paughty and paunchy, and barely eighteen.
July 16, 2015