Definition of "toplofty"

[T]he butler had entered, bearing in a toplofty fashion a huge silver platter, upon which lay a superb salmon, beautifully cooked and garnished.

1897, John Kendrick Bangs, “Unexpected Pomp at the Perkins's”, in Paste Jewels

Britain's Manchester Guardian . . often irritates politicians with toplofty editorials suggesting that the paper is not only on the side of the angels but right alongside them in heaven.

1956 November 5, “The Press: Change at the Guardian”, in Time‎, archived from the original on 25 November 2010

A more toplofty, chilling man she had never known.

2002, Mary Balogh, No Man's Mistress‎, page 373