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toplofty

toplofty adjective: self-important, haughty.

Adjective

toplofty (comparative toploftier, superlative toploftiest)

  1. Self-important, haughty.
    • [T]he butler had entered, bearing in a toplofty fashion a huge silver platter, upon which lay a superb salmon, beautifully cooked and garnished.1897, John Kendrick Bangs, “Unexpected Pomp at the Perkins's”, in Paste Jewels
    • Britain's Manchester Guardian . . . often irritates politicians with toplofty editorials suggesting that the paper is not only on the side of the angels but right alongside them in heaven.1956 November 5, “The Press: Change at the Guardian”, in Time, archived from the original on 25 Nov 2010

Synonyms of toplofty

Forms of toplofty

comparativetoploftier
superlativetoploftiest

Words formed from toplofty

Questions about toplofty

What does toplofty mean?
Toplofty means self-important, haughty.
What part of speech is toplofty?
Toplofty is an adjective.

Words near toplofty in the dictionary

  1. toploftical
  2. toploftier
  3. toploftiest
  4. toploftily
  5. toploftiness
  6. toplofty
  7. topmaker
  8. topmakers
  9. topmaking
  10. topman
  11. topmast

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