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toplofty
[ top-lawf-tee, -lof- ]
toplofty
/ ˈtɒpˌlɒftɪ /
adjective
- informal.haughty or pretentious
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Derived Forms
- ˈtopˌloftiness, noun
- ˈtopˌloftily, adverb
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Other Words From
- toplofti·ly adverb
- toplofti·ness noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
On the evening of the theater party, Mrs. Toplofty herself stands in the lobby to receive the guests.
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Her grandmother, who was a Toplofty, made all her grandchildren walk daily across a polished floor with sand-bags on their heads.
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But all their gay upper works, so toplofty and frail, showed a gleaming white front to the western sun.
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Mrs. Toplofty asked you to dinner to-night and I accepted for you—hope that was all right.
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No one, however, has discovered that invitations to Mrs. Toplofty's are any less welcome.
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