toplofty

Related to toplofty: unbeknownst, wackiness

top·loft·y

(tŏp′lôf′tē, -lŏf′-)

adj. top·loft·i·er, top·loft·i·est

Haughty; pretentious.

top′loft′i·ness n.

(ˈtɒpˌlɒftɪ)

adj

informal haughty or pretentious

ˈtopˌloftily adv

ˈtopˌloftiness n

(ˈtɒpˈlɔf ti, -ˈlɒf-)

adj.

condescending; haughty.

[1815–25]

top′loft′i•ly, adv.

top′loft′i•ness, n.

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