variants also toploftical
as in arrogant
having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term "popularizer" to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure

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Adjective
  • Ava Daniels is a young comedy writer who is unable to find work due to an insensitive tweet and her reputation for being self-centered and arrogant.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • And the villains, of course, exuding every nastily relatable emotion; the stepmothers and sorceresses are vain, arrogant, dismissive, lonely, rude, and outrageous.
    Darren Franich, Vulture, 26 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • This Milan Design Week was an important one for Louis Vuitton.
    Liam Hess, Vogue, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Food safety Certain undercooked foods can result in illness, making food safety important for everyone.
    BestReviews, Chicago Tribune, 10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Colossal’s cavalier plans to use captive elephants as surrogates for mammoth calves illustrate an old problem in modern wildlife conservation: indifference towards individual animal suffering.
    Nitin Sekar, ArsTechnica, 5 Apr. 2025
  • Among some Republicans, there is also an element of trepidation about the political impact of Musk’s cavalier approach.
    Niall Stanage, The Hill, 25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • The curved, low-profile silhouette creates a modern spin on the otherwise classic design, while the chair’s high-density foam filling offers superior support.
    Megan Schaltegger, People.com, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Dividend income provides emotional comfort, emotional comfort encourages good investment behavior and good investment behavior creates superior long-term returns.
    Jenny Van Leeuwen Harrington, CNBC, 8 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Though White occasionally fell short tying together all the threads — a few songs ambled deep into the weeds and nearly suffocated from their complexity — his masterful guitar techniques and kinetic vocals made the detours worthwhile.
    Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2025
  • Following a masterful opening round at Augusta National, round one leader Justin Rose came back to earth on Friday, allowing much of the field to move within striking distance heading to the weekend.
    Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2025
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  • But against Spain, the imperious combination that has been lacking for Wiegman’s side over the past 12 months returned.
    Michael Cox, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
  • Wilson, a former university president with an imperious air, returned from Europe a hero.
    Dexter Filkins, The New Yorker, 20 Feb. 2025
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“Toplofty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toplofty. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.

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