Lofty and Shy

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Lofty adjective - Having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude.

Usage example: she acts all lofty and superior just because she went to an Ivy League college

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Shy is an antonym for lofty.

Nearby Words: loftiness, loft, lofted, loftily

Shy adjective - Easily frightened.

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Lofty is an antonym for shy.

Nearby Words: shying, shyness, shyly, shyer

Robinson who likes all things high and lofty and foreign against a sweet, shy, young homeboding The Ingenue.

Source: Literature / Pan Tadeusz

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