toplofty

top·lofty

adjective \ˈtäp-ˌlȯf-tē\

Definition of TOPLOFTY

: very superior in air or attitude

— top·loft·i·ly \täp-ˈlȯf-tə-lē\ adverb

— top·loft·i·ness \ˈtäp-ˌlȯf-tē-nəs\ noun

Variants of TOPLOFTY

top·lofty also top·loft·i·cal \täp-ˈlȯf-ti-kəl\

Examples of TOPLOFTY

1. <those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term “popularizer” to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure>

Origin of TOPLOFTY

probably from the phrase top loft

First Known Use: 1823

Related to TOPLOFTY

Synonyms

assumptive, bumptious, cavalier, chesty, haughty, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-and-mighty, high-handed, high-hat, huffish, huffy, imperious, important, lofty, lordly, masterful, overweening, peremptory, pompous, presuming, presumptuous, pretentious, self-asserting, self-assertive, sniffy, stiff-necked, supercilious, superior, arrogant (also toploftical), uppish, uppity

Antonyms

humble, lowly, modest, unarrogant, unpretentious

Related Words

authoritarian, bossy, dominant, dominating, domineering, magisterial, pontifical, pontificating; condescending, disdainful, patronizing; impertinent, impudent, saucy; snobbish, snobby, snooty; blusterous, blustery, boastful, bombastic, braggart, bragging, braggy, cocky, swaggering, vain, vainglorious; complacent, conceited, egocentric, egoistic (also egoistical), egotistic (or egotistical), hubristic, narcissistic, orgulous, prideful, proud, self-affected, self-applauding, self-centered, self-complacent, self-conceited, self-pleased, self-satisfied, smug, stuck-up; self-flattering, self-loving, self-promoting; brash, forward, uninhibited, unreserved; extroverted (also extraverted), immodest

Near Antonyms

bashful, cowering, cringing, demure, diffident, introverted, mousy (or mousey), overmodest, self-critical, self-doubting, sheepish, shrinking, shy, subdued, timid; acquiescent, compliant, deferential, meek, passive, submissive, unaggressive, unassertive, unassuming, unobtrusive, yielding; quiet, reserved, retiring