toplofty
Americanadjective
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Etymology
Origin of toplofty
First recorded in 1820–30; back formation of earlier toploftical, extracted from top loft “the uppermost story, topmost gallery”; see top 1, lofty
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Reading the toplofty Mr. Grantham, one can almost hear the voice of Shakespeare’s Puck—“What fools these mortals be.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
This settled quality makes Trilling’s letters a bit toplofty and dull.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2018
Despite its toplofty position, the Third Program does not stand in complete isolation from the other two services.
From Time Magazine Archive
Despite its toplofty accent on art, there is no artistic wooliness about Steuben's merchandising methods.
From Time Magazine Archive
But all their gay upper works, so toplofty and frail, showed a gleaming white front to the western sun.
From Gideon's Band A Tale of the Mississippi by George Washington Cable
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