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