lofty
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.
Origin of lofty
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Other words for lofty
Opposites for lofty
Other words from lofty
- loft·i·ly, adverb
- loft·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·loft·i·ness, noun
- o·ver·loft·y, adjective
- un·loft·y, adjective
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How to use lofty in a sentence
Uber’s commitment to go all-electric by 2030 is a lofty goal.
Uber Wants to Go All-Electric by 2030. It Won’t Be Easy | Vanessa Bates Ramirez | September 10, 2020 | Singularity HubThe outlook for the electric-vehicle maker has always been contentious, and bears have long argued that Tesla has a business model problem—namely that its main business will never make enough money to justify the lofty stock price.
Tesla’s largest outside shareholder sold at a very good time | Anne Sraders | September 4, 2020 | FortuneIt went public at lofty valuations only to see its shares tank.
The humbling of Europe’s most-hyped startup incubator: Rocket Internet | Jeremy Kahn | September 1, 2020 | FortuneGiven this backdrop, perhaps the most impressive part of the demonstration isn’t lofty predictions of what brain-machine interfaces could potentially do one day.
Neuralink’s Wildly Anticipated New Brain Implant: the Hype vs. the Science | Shelly Fan | September 1, 2020 | Singularity HubStocks may keep trekking ever-higher at even loftier price tags.
The S&P 500 just had a ‘perfect week’—which is making some investors nervous | Anne Sraders | August 28, 2020 | Fortune
Be reliable supports of the Songun revolution possessed of a lofty spirit and rich knowledge!
Powell ranks with Patrick Smith in the hierarchy of Florida historical novelists and that is lofty territory, indeed.
Book Bag: Overlooked Classic Books From the Sunshine State | Randy Wayne White | September 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTThere is a tradition in this country stretching back to Thomas Jefferson of lofty ideals for our colleges and universities.
College Must Be More Than Just a Classy Trade School | Michael S. Roth | August 30, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs always, its leaders paid lip service to lofty ideals to obscure the ugly base alloys.
A Brief History of Wingnuts in America; From George Washington to Woodstock | John Avlon | August 17, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTTravel with lofty purpose really began when it was accessible only to a small and privileged class with unlimited time to travel.
Obama’s Extravagant Summer Break? More Like, America’s Vacation-Deficit Disorder | Clive Irving | August 10, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTWe had now approached closely to the foot of the mountain-ranges, and their lofty summits were high above us in mid-air.
It is a lofty and richly-decorated pile of the fourteenth century; and tells of the labours and the wealth of a foreign land.
Sir Cadge was about the same age as the famous beauty, and rose quite two inches above her lofty head.
Ancestors | Gertrude AthertonAnd man shall be brought down, and man shall be humbled, and the eyes of the lofty shall be brought low.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version | VariousIt was a large square apartment, very lofty and very naked-looking.
British Dictionary definitions for lofty
/ (ˈlɒftɪ) /
of majestic or imposing height
exalted or noble in character or nature
haughty or supercilious
elevated, eminent, or superior
Derived forms of lofty
- loftily, adverb
- loftiness, noun
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