lofty
Americanadjective
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extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering.
lofty mountains.
- Synonyms:
- elevated
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exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent.
- Antonyms:
- lowly
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elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as writings or speech.
- Synonyms:
- sublime
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arrogantly or condescendingly superior in manner; haughty.
to treat someone in a lofty manner.
- Synonyms:
- supercilious
- Antonyms:
- humble
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Nautical. noting a rig of a sailing ship having extraordinarily high masts.
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(of fabric or yarn) thick and resilient.
adjective
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of majestic or imposing height
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exalted or noble in character or nature
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haughty or supercilious
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elevated, eminent, or superior
Related Words
See high.
Other Word Forms
- loftily adverb
- loftiness noun
- overloftiness noun
- overlofty adjective
- unlofty adjective
Etymology
Origin of lofty
Example Sentences
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AI stocks are sliding from lofty levels, and as I discussed here last week, just about everything else has recently run up—value, small-caps, cyclicals, staples, and more.
From Barron's
It all sounded so big and adventurous, but my lofty sentiments were squashed before I had gotten even halfway down The Mountain.
From Literature
The companies are commanding lofty valuations, and it can be difficult for some funds to snag stakes.
Startups have long commanded lofty valuations that have generally been less rooted in the strict dollars-and-cents metrics investors use to evaluate publicly traded companies.
But Saturday's record 42-21 defeat at home to Ireland, which came just a week after an equally decisive hammering by Scotland in Edinburgh, effectively ended that lofty ambition.
From Barron's
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