toplofty
Example Sentences
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Reading the toplofty Mr. Grantham, one can almost hear the voice of Shakespeare’s Puck—“What fools these mortals be.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
This settled quality makes Trilling’s letters a bit toplofty and dull.
From New York Times ● Oct. 1, 2018
Quickly other Republicans tried to cover up Chairman Hamilton's toplofty condemnation, pointed out that these distinguished Republicans had strengthened the Cabinet.
From Time Magazine Archive
But until Big Steel broke its toplofty silence, no one was willing to gamble on the prospects of Geneva doing the job.
From Time Magazine Archive
You were too toplofty with her as it was.
From The Street Called Straight by Orson Lowell
