lofty
[lawf-tee, lof-]
- extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains.
- exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent.
- elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as writings or speech.
- arrogantly or condescendingly superior in manner; haughty: to treat someone in a lofty manner.
- Nautical. noting a rig of a sailing ship having extraordinarily high masts.
- (of fabric or yarn) thick and resilient.
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Related Words for loftiness
nerve, pretension, gall, pridefulness, superciliousness, presumption, self-love, crust, pretentiousness, airs, ego, pride, hauteur, priggishness, haughtiness, ostentation, pomposity, brass, chutzpah, egotismExamples from the Web for loftiness
Contemporary Examples of loftiness
Basically any quality of weed will do, since the extraction of THC is the point and not the flavor or loftiness of effect.
Historical Examples of loftiness
What manner of man was he to train a youth to loftiness and honour?
The Tavern KnightRafael Sabatini
He had the aspect of a Fleming, but the loftiness of a Spaniard.
Even when the collection was taken up they maintained their loftiness of poise.
St. Cuthbert'sRobert E. Knowles
Without poetry, there is no loftiness in friendship, no devotedness in love.
Behind and above there was no loftiness of ideality or of veneration.
The Bishop of CottontownJohn Trotwood Moore
lofty
- of majestic or imposing height
- exalted or noble in character or nature
- haughty or supercilious
- elevated, eminent, or superior
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