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TOPIK 6adjective

도도하다

dodohada

도도해요 · 도도했어요 · 도도한 (+noun)

haughty, proud, stuck-up

Example

그녀는 도도한 표정으로 고개를 돌렸어요.

She turned her head away with a haughty look.

Word parts

Homonym warning: another 도도하다 means 'surging, sweeping' (of rivers or historical trends).

Good to know

Can be half-complimentary for a chic, aloof woman, closer to 'aloof' than plainly 'rude'.