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toplofty

[ top-lawf-tee, -lof- ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

toplofty

/ ˈtɒpˌlɒftɪ /

First recorded in 1820–30; back formation of earlier toploftical, extracted from top loft “the uppermost story, topmost gallery”; top ¹, lofty

On the evening of the theater party, Mrs. Toplofty herself stands in the lobby to receive the guests.

Her grandmother, who was a Toplofty, made all her grandchildren walk daily across a polished floor with sand-bags on their heads.

But all their gay upper works, so toplofty and frail, showed a gleaming white front to the western sun.

Mrs. Toplofty asked you to dinner to-night and I accepted for you—hope that was all right.

No one, however, has discovered that invitations to Mrs. Toplofty's are any less welcome.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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