Definitions
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- adverb In a
pompous orsnobbish manner.
Etymologies
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From hoity-toity + -ly.
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Examples
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Great photographer Chase Jarvis collaborated on a hoity-toitily named new iPhone app called BestCamera.
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Great photographer Chase Jarvis collaborated on a hoity-toitily named new iPhone app called BestCamera.
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So says "Bourne" director Paul Greengrass, incredibly hoity-toitily.
Archive 2007-08-01 Ann Althouse 2007
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