loftiest
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ti, ˈlɒf- adjective, loft·i·er, loft·i·est.
1.
extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
2.
exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent.
3.
elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as writings or speech.
4.
arrogantly or condescendingly superior in manner; haughty: to treat someone in a lofty manner.
5.
Nautical. noting a rig of a sailing ship having extraordinarily high masts.
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| —adj , loftier, loftiest | |
| 1. | of majestic or imposing height |
| 2. | exalted or noble in character or nature |
| 3. | haughty or supercilious |
| 4. | elevated, eminent, or superior |
| 'loftily | |
| —adv | |
| 'loftiness | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
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In it, one can find some of the loftiest language ever used to describe history.
In depicting human life her power of characterization stoops to the humblest and rises to the loftiest types of human character.
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