lofty
adjective
extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering.
loftier
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comparativeof lofty.comparative
The form of an adjective or adverb indicating a greater degree of a quality.
Example Sentences
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He appears to have switched from reporting the properties’ assessed values, which are set by the local county, to the loftier estimates of what they would fetch on the open market.
From Salon ● Sep. 5, 2026
One difference that AI optimists point to is that price/earnings ratios for the hottest stocks back then were loftier than the likes of very profitable Nvidia, Alphabet or Microsoft today.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 8, 2026
An uptick in business air travel is fueling loftier hopes for United Airlines, which is slated to report its holiday-quarter results this week.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 19, 2026
“Whether owing to that striking optimism or some other loftier force at work,” said family member Gregory Small, she had survived with pancreatic cancer for 12 years, a feat that left her doctors dumbfounded.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025
Let me explain what I mean by sharing my reaction to another passage, this one much loftier in tone and ambition than “Ask the Bird Folks.”
From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker
