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:
- self-conceited
- high-minded
- aggressive
- high-flown
- high-sounding
- cavalier
- highfalutin
- supercilious
- snobbish
- high-toned
- la-de-da
- affected
- vainglorious
- self-important
- haughty
- bumptious
- disdainful
- snobby
- grandiloquent
- egoistic
- conceited
- ostentatious
- overweening
- prideful
- grandiose
- lah-di-dah
- bragging
- imperious
- snippy
- self-centered
- complacent
- self-complacent
- pompous
- sententious
- egotistical
- pretentious
- hifalutin
- high-handed
- egoistical
- la-di-da
- self-obsessed
- self-satisfied
- egotistic
- presumptuous
- high-hat
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- audacious
- sure
- airy
- confident
- glitzy
- self-dramatizing
- lah-dee-dah
- lah-de-dah
- impudent
- boastful
- showy
- self-promoting
- self-assertive
- gaudy
- flamboyant
- self-confident
- self-aggrandizing
- bold
- flaunting
- self-glorifying
- self-asserting
- superior
- self-pleased
- braggart
- cocky
- self-assured
- assertive
- flashy
- stuck-up
- garish
- insolent
- cheeky
- brassy
- lordly
- rude
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, vain, important, uppity, proud,arrogant, smug, self-conceited, high-minded, aggressive
down-to-earth, meek, passive, homely, homely, timid, meek, lowly, timid, quiet
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.
