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Lofty

//ˈlɒfti// adj, name, slang

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    High, tall, having great height or stature.

    "The lofty mountains roſe faint to the ſight and loſt their foreheads in the diſtant ſkies: the little hills, cloathed in darker green and ſkirted with embroidered vales, diſcovered the ſecret haunts of kids and bounding roes."

  2. 2
    Idealistic, implying over-optimism.

    "a lofty goal"

  3. 3
    Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.

    "that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of imposing height; especially standing out above others wordnet
  2. 2
    having or displaying great dignity or nobility wordnet
  3. 3
    of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    nickname for a tall (usually male) person informal

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English lofty, lofti, lofte (“of high rank; noble; ornate”), equivalent to loft (“sky, firmament; upper room”) + -y.

Etymology 2

From lofty.

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