Definition of lofty

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Lofty (superl.) Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit, bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty..

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Cockhorse :: Cockhorse (a.) Lofty in feeling; exultant; proud; upstart.
High-built :: High-built (a.) Of lofty structure; tall.
Sublime :: Sublime (superl.) Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.
Monkey''s Puzzle :: Monkey's puzzle () A lofty coniferous Chilian tree (Araucaria imbricata), the branches of which are so crowded and intertwisted as to puzzle a monkey to climb. The edible nuts are over an inch long, and are called pi–on by the Chilians..
Sublime :: Sublime (n.) A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.
Lofty :: Lofty (superl.) Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
Tower :: Tower (v. i.) To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar..
Skyish :: Skyish (a.) Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal..
High :: High (superl.) Elevated above any starting point of measurement, as a line, or surface; having altitude; lifted up; raised or extended in the direction of the zenith; lofty; tall; as, a high mountain, tower, tree; the sun is high..
Grandiloquence :: Grandiloquence (n.) The use of lofty words or phrases; bombast; -- usually in a bad sense.
Excelsior :: Excelsior (v. t.) More lofty; still higher; ever upward.
Lofty :: Lofty (superl.) Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit, bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty..
Blowhole :: Blowhole (n.) A cavern in a cliff, at the water level, opening to the air at its farther extremity, so that the waters rush in with each surge and rise in a lofty jet from the extremity..
Aerial :: Aerial (a.) Rising aloft in air; high; lofty; as, aerial spires..
Altisonant :: Altisonant (a.) High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
Khaya :: Khaya (n.) A lofty West African tree (Khaya Senegalensis), related to the mahogany, which it resembles in the quality of the wood. The bark is used as a febrifuge..
Loftily :: Loftily (adv.) In a lofty manner or position; haughtily.
High-embowed :: High-embowed (a.) Having lofty arches.
Yakin :: Yakin (n.) A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also budorcas..
High-stomached :: High-stomached (a.) Having a lofty spirit; haughty.
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