hankty

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hankty

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

adjective more hankty · most hankty

Aloof; snobbish.
Similar: reserved, standoffish, aloof, cool, distant, frosty, hankty, hard-to-get, offish, quiet, remote, strange
Overbearing; pompous.
Similar: conceited, snobbish, airy, arrogant, chesty, authoritarian, biggity, big-headed, blustery, turgescent, boastful, lordly

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"hankty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hankty. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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hankty. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hankty

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"hankty." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hankty.

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@misc{hankty_2026,
  title = {hankty},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hankty},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}