I. |hȯid.ē|tȯid.ē, |hīd.ē|tīd.ē noun
( -es )
Etymology: reduplication of hoity, from English dialect hoit, v.
1.
a. obsolete : thoughtless or frivolous or giddy behavior
b. : affectation of superiority : patronizing pomposity
2. : a hoity-toity person
II. adjective
1. : thoughtless , frivolous , giddy , flighty
very hoity-toity of me not to know that royal personage — W.S.Maugham
2. : affecting superiority : haughty and patronizing : pompous
hoity-toity airs and graces
an inflated hoity-toity manner