as in aristocratic
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I "should" associate with
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Recent Examples of ritzy
The conference didn’t exactly hide the message at the ritzy resort in Rancho Palos Verdes.
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Goldschmied opens his first store called The King’s in the ritzy Italian skiing resort Cortina d’Ampezzo.
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Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
The ten-course meal costs a hundred and forty dollars per person, which is not exactly sofa-cushion change but does feel reasonable given that such high-flying pastry is normally available only at the end of ultra-ritzy meals of considerably higher expense.
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Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
In Wood’s ritzy dressing room worthy of Elizabeth Taylor, a cherub hangs overhead, while a leap of ceramic leopards prowls the lounge.
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Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
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Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 May 2026
Goldschmied opens his first store called The King’s in the ritzy Italian skiing resort Cortina d’Ampezzo.
—
Maria Cristina Pavarini,
Footwear News,
18 May 2026
The ten-course meal costs a hundred and forty dollars per person, which is not exactly sofa-cushion change but does feel reasonable given that such high-flying pastry is normally available only at the end of ultra-ritzy meals of considerably higher expense.
—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
10 May 2026
In Wood’s ritzy dressing room worthy of Elizabeth Taylor, a cherub hangs overhead, while a leap of ceramic leopards prowls the lounge.
—
Zoey Goto,
Architectural Digest,
6 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ritzy
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The Sound and The Fury Told by four narrators in a stream of consciousness writing style, this 1929 story describes the downfall of a wealthy Southern aristocratic family, the Compsons.
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Because of previous demand, over 20,000 people had been employed in buckle manufacture in the Birmingham area, but when this aristocratic fashion suddenly collapsed in 1786 on the eve of the French Revolution, their trade collapsed along with it.
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West Germany, arrogant attitude adjusted, pounded Chile, 4-1.
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Lasso, in his initial introduction to audiences, wasn’t the warm, pun-loving, inspirational coach audiences would eventually embrace through Apple +, but a slightly arrogant buffoon parodying the average American sports fan.
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