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hankty

adjective

Aloof; snobbish.

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reserved standoffish aloof cool distant frosty hard-to-get offish

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Meanings

adjectivehankty (comparative more hankty, superlative most hankty)

comparative more hankty · superlative most hankty

Aloof; snobbish.
Synonyms: reserved, standoffish, aloof, cool, distant, frosty, hard-to-get, offish
Overbearing; pompous.
Synonyms: conceited, snobbish, airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveAloof; snobbish.

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reserved standoffish aloof cool distant frosty hard-to-get offish quiet remote standoffish strange thorny touch-me-not-ish unapproachable unbending undemonstrative unimpressionable uninvolved

adjectiveOverbearing; pompous.

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conceited snobbish airy arrogant chesty authoritarian biggity big-headed blustery turgescent boastful lordly bombastic buggish cocky conceited disdainful domineering egotistical entitled

Also see

aloof cold distant frosty hard-to-get offish quiet remote standoffish strange touch-me-not-ish unapproachable unbending unconcerned undemonstrative unimpressionable uninvolved

Origin

Unknown. Perhaps from hank + -ed + -y.

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APA

hankty. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hankty

MLA

“hankty.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hankty. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hankty,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hankty.

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