† hauntyadj.
Obsolete or dialect.
Unruly, wanton, restive.
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society > authority > lack of subjection > [adjective] > intractable or recalcitrant > and haughty
rankOE
standfra?a1500
haunty1657
the world > animals > mammals > group Ungulata (hoofed) > family Equidae (general equines) > temperament > [adjective] > stubborn or restive
restiffc1390
restyc1465
stiff-necked1526
hard-headed?1532
restive1549
rusty1555
hard-mouthed1565
unwayed1607
haunty1657
nappy1924
1657 S. Clarke Mirrour for Saints & Sinners (ed. 3) cxxiii. 631 Abner, Ishbosheths servant grew so haughty, and haunty that he might not be spoken unto.
1673 J. Ray N. Countrey Words in Coll. Eng. Words 23 Hanty, wanton, unruly: spoken of a Horse..when provender pricks him.
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