hoity-toity Sentence Examples
- The hoity-toity socialite flaunted her designer handbag at the charity gala.
- He used hoity-toity phrases that made it difficult for others to understand him.
- The couple's snobbish attitude made them appear hoity-toity.
- The hoity-toity party planner was obsessed with the finest details.
- Her hoity-toity manner made her seem standoffish and unapproachable.
- The hoity-toity chef refused to cook anything that wasn't organic and gluten-free.
- The hoity-toity boutique sold clothes that were absurdly expensive.
- He tried to act hoity-toity, but everyone saw through his pretense.
- The hoity-toity magazine editor dismissed the work of unknown writers.
- Her hoity-toity voice grated on the nerves of the guests at the dinner party.
hoity-toity Meaning
hoity-toity (s)
affectedly genteel
hoity-toity (a.)
Thoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an exclamation, denoting surprise or disapprobation, with some degree of contempt.
Synonyms & Antonyms of hoity-toity
Synonyms:
- overweening
- egoistic
- self-complacent
- supercilious
- high-minded
- haughty
- imperious
- highfalutin
- grandiloquent
- prideful
- ostentatious
- conceited
- lah-di-dah
- self-obsessed
- snobbish
- bumptious
- vainglorious
- cavalier
- pretentious
- hifalutin
- self-conceited
- bragging
- pompous
- self-satisfied
- la-de-da
- high-flown
- affected
- grandiose
- high-sounding
- snobby
- la-di-da
- disdainful
- self-centered
- egoistical
- presumptuous
- high-handed
- high-toned
- complacent
- egotistical
- egotistic
- high-hat
- aggressive
- self-important
- sententious
- snippy
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- bold
- braggart
- self-assertive
- flamboyant
- assertive
- self-aggrandizing
- stuck-up
- gaudy
- brassy
- self-promoting
- self-pleased
- self-dramatizing
- insolent
- lah-dee-dah
- cocky
- self-confident
- self-assured
- airy
- flaunting
- garish
- boastful
- sure
- self-glorifying
- glitzy
- lah-de-dah
- lordly
- showy
- flashy
- cheeky
- superior
- audacious
- rude
- self-asserting
- impudent
- confident
Antonyms:
FAQs About the word hoity-toity
affectedly genteelThoughtless; giddy; flighty; also, haughty; patronizing; as, to be in hoity-toity spirits, or to assume hoity-toity airs; used also as an excl
high-and-mighty, proud,arrogant, smug, important, vain, uppity, overweening, egoistic, self-complacent
homely, lowly, quiet, timid, timid, meek, lowly, meek, passive, retiring
The hoity-toity socialite flaunted her designer handbag at the charity gala.
He used hoity-toity phrases that made it difficult for others to understand him.
The couple's snobbish attitude made them appear hoity-toity.
The hoity-toity party planner was obsessed with the finest details.
