Cringing and Toplofty
Opposite meaning words
Cringing
Toplofty
Toplofty adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.
Usage example: those toplofty history professors who sneeringly use the term “popularizer” to describe any historian whose works are read with pleasure
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