toplofty

English

Adjective

toplofty (comparative more toplofty, superlative most toplofty)

1. Self-important, haughty.
   • 1897, John Kendrick Bangs, "Unexpected Pomp at the Perkins's" in Paste Jewels:

     [T]he butler had entered, bearing in a toplofty fashion a huge silver platter, upon which lay a superb salmon, beautifully cooked and garnished.

   • 1956, "The Press: Change at the Guardian," Time, 5 Nov.:

     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.

   • 2002, Mary Balogh, No Man's Mistress, ISBN 9780440236573, p. 373:

     A more toplofty, chilling man she had never known.

Synonyms

• condescending, pompous, pretentious

References

• toplofty at OneLook Dictionary Search