toplofty
adjective
top·lofty ˈtäp-ˌlȯf-tē 
variants or less commonly toploftical
täp-ˈlȯf-ti-kəl
: very superior in air or attitude
toploftily
täp-ˈlȯf-tə-lē
adverb toploftiness
ˈtäp-ˌlȯf-tē-nəs
noun 
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How many words do we need to describe those who seem to think they're better than the rest of us? By the 19th century we already had arrogant, haughty, and supercilious, but there was apparently need for more because by mid-century the language had garnered two others: toplofty and its variant toploftical. The source of these is likely the phrase top loft, which refers to the highest story of a building. Neither is common, but both are available to you should their synonyms prove too boring or obvious.
Synonyms
- arrogant
- assumptive
- bumptious
- cavalier
- chesty
- haughty
- high-and-mighty
- high-handed
- high-hat
- highfalutin
- hifalutin
- huffish
- huffy
- imperious
- important
- lofty
- lordly
- masterful
- overweening
- peremptory
- pompous
- presuming
- presumptuous
- pretentious
- self-asserting
- self-assertive
- sniffy
- stiff-necked
- supercilious
- superior
- uppish
- uppity
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Example Sentences
those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term “popularizer” to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure
Word History
Etymology
probably from the phrase top loft
First Known Use
1823, in the meaning defined above
toploftiness
noun
as in arrogance
an exaggerated sense of one's importance that shows itself in the making of excessive or unjustified claims a drama critic who delivers his judgments with the toploftiness of an infallible deity Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- arrogance
- bumptiousness
- superiority
- attitude
- high horse
- peremptoriness
- self-consequence
- disdain
- loftiness
- assumption
- consequence
- superciliousness
- lordliness
- imperiousness
- pretension
- masterfulness
- haughtiness
- pretense
- pompousness
- dominance
- pomposity
- hauteur
- pretence
- presumptuousness
- vanity
- pridefulness
- pretentiousness
- huffiness
- swelled head
- vaingloriousness
- inflation
- pride
- scorn
- side
- self-importance
- condescension
- snobbishness
- snobbery
- snobbism
- snootiness
- self-assumption
- bossiness
- sauciness
- brag
- cheekiness
- cockiness
- authoritativeness
- strut
- bravado
- self-partiality
- egoism
- bowwow
- high-handedness
- boastfulness
- swagger
- impertinence
- cheek
- triumphalism
- superiority complex
- smugness
- vainglory
- impudence
- complacence
- egotism
- braggadocio
- self-contentment
- self-assertion
- chest-thumping
- conceit
- self-complacency
- bombast
- self-content
- self-centeredness
- self-opinion
- self-satisfaction
- self-conceit
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- humility
- modesty
- shyness
- unpretentiousness
- bashfulness
- unassumingness
- demureness
- timidity
- retiringness
- diffidence
- meekness
- timidness
- mousiness
- passivity
- submissiveness
- reserve
- lowliness
- passiveness
- quietness
- self-doubt
- reservedness
- self-distrust