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toplofty
top·loft·y
/
ˈtɒpˈlɔf
ti, -ˈlɒf-
/
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top
-
lawf
-tee, -
lof
-
]
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adjective
condescending; haughty.
Also,
top·loft·i·cal.
Origin:
1815–25;
top
1
+
lofty
Related forms
top·loft·i·ly,
adverb
top·loft·i·ness,
noun
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toplofty
(ˈtɒpˌlɒftɪ)
—
adj
informal
haughty or pretentious
'toploftily
—
adv
'toploftiness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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00:10
Toplofty
is always a great word to know.
So is
ninnyhammer
. Does it mean:
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ort
. Does it mean:
So is
quincunx
. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
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