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lofty
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Lofty
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loft·y
/
ˈlɔf
ti, ˈlɒf-
/
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[
lawf
-tee,
lof
-
]
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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.
6.
(of fabric or yarn) thick and resilient.
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Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English;
see
loft
,
-y
1
Related forms
loft·i·ly,
adverb
loft·i·ness,
noun
o·ver·loft·i·ly,
adverb
o·ver·loft·i·ness,
noun
o·ver·loft·y,
adjective
un·loft·y,
adjective
Synonyms
1.
elevated. See
high
.
3.
sublime.
4.
supercilious.
Antonyms
2.
lowly.
4.
humble.
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lofty
(ˈlɒftɪ)
—
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Etymonline
Word Origin & History
lofty
"exalted," also "with a high purpose," 15c., from
loft
+
-y
(2). Literal sense of "high" is attested from 1580s. Related: Loftily.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Example sentences
You're not supposed to think about
lofty
spiritual affairs in terms so temporal
as their political importance.
The index is not likely to return to its previous
lofty
perch anytime soon.
Your company doesn't need a
lofty
mission to make employees care.
Nobody expected
lofty
rhetoric from this particular vice-president.
Your
lofty
goal of stretching their minds disappears in a puff of indifference.
The
lofty
dunes are a sculpted desert in the middle of a wilderness of wetlands.
He wasn't yet thinking
lofty
thoughts about human beings or public health.
The subject is taken from a
lofty
, though still relevant and troubling literary work.
Real conservatism cannot aspire to
lofty
principles, because its task is to defend what already exists.
But while my generation dreamed
lofty
goals, they had little foundation.
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