loftily
adverb
disapprovinguk/ˈlɒf.təl.i/us/ˈlɑːf.təl.i/in a way thatshowsyouthinkyou arebetterthan otherpeople:
高傲地,自大地"Yourviewsare toosimplisticfor me," said theyoungpoliticianloftily.“你的观点对我来说太简单了,”年轻的政客傲慢地说。
He loftilydismissedFerguson's words asmeaningless.他傲慢地认为弗格森的话毫无意义。
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lofty
- "He's got notaste," oneshowbizcriticloftilyclaimed.
- "Yourprivatelifeis none of myconcern," she said loftily.
- JanehadonceinvitedabankmanagertoChristmasEvedrinks, which he had loftilydeclined.
Showing arrogance and conceit
- (as) proud as Luciferidiom
- airs and gracesidiom
- arrogant
- arrogantly
- as ifyouowned the placeidiom
- dog
- egocentric
- egocentrically
- egoistic
- egomaniacal
- overweeningly
- patronize
- patronizing
- pomposity
- pompous
- talk down tosomeone
- think the (whole) world revolves aroundyouidiom
- throwyourweight aroundidiom
- tin god
- toffee-nosed