as in aristocratic
being or characteristic of a person who has an offensive air of superiority and tends to ignore or disdain anyone regarded as inferior
I don't appreciate your ritzy advice about whom I "should" associate with
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Recent Examples of ritzy
Duchon worked several sales over $20 million this year, mostly in Miami Beach’s ritziest neighborhoods.
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Catherine Odom
december 25, Miami Herald, 25 Dec. 2025
The Reiners were found dead with stab wounds at their home in the ritzy community of Brentwood, California.
—Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
The modern-day Garden of Italy pays homage to its 1930s ancestor with standout handmade pastas and wine served in that quintessentially ritzy yet homey atmosphere.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 5 Dec. 2025
This three-quarter-acre property on a private lane in the Mandeville Canyon area of the ritzy Brentwood neighborhood offers the chance to snap up a micro-vineyard along with a snazzy new home.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 3 Dec. 2025
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Speaking of which, the concept of royalty among members of PFV is no exaggeration, though some of the blue blood flowing through members’ veins is merely aristocratic.—
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Once owned by Perugia’s noble Raspanti family and later part of the Porta Eburnea district, the estate gradually transformed from a defensive outpost into an aristocratic country residence.—
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This version of Ryan was arrogant, unable to conceal pride in his accomplishment.—
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So long as that situation continues, the 43-year-old’s allegedly arrogant and stand-offish treatment of his players will not worry the club hierarchy too much.—
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“Ritzy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ritzy. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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