loftier; loftiest
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: having a haughty overbearing manner : supercilious
She showed a lofty disregard for their objections.
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: having full-bodied, firm, and resilient textile fibers
lofty flannel
Examples of lofty in a Sentence
He set lofty goals for himself as a teacher.
She showed a lofty disregard for their objections.
Recent Examples on the Web
Out of hubris or audacity, Gandhi wants to persuade people to consider lofty things like morality and love, indispensable values that nonetheless make for nebulous campaign platforms.
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Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
During an early escape, the camera chases after D’Artagnan, running along the lofty fortress parapet.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Look around the room and describe the setting using lofty prose or personify the objects around you.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
The snuggly puffer coat is lofty and ultra plush, and the outer material feels so soft to the touch.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Climate & Environment The EV market is in trouble: The latest sign is Tesla’s layoffs
April 16, 2024
The U.S. has lofty goals for expanding its own EV industry.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
By his lofty standards, Curry limped to the finish line this season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Employers love a self-starter — but when a worker with lofty ambitions decided to mount his own piece at an art museum in Munich this year, his efforts were not appreciated by his superiors.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
This would require imagining a new Rwanda that transcended ethnic differences, in which individual endowment, lofty dreams, hard work, and a bit of luck determined one’s fate rather than the accident of birth.
—Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
Samanth Subramanian Vikas Adam Tanya Pérez Zachary Mouton, New York Times, 20 Apr. 2024
During an early escape, the camera chases after D’Artagnan, running along the lofty fortress parapet.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 19 Apr. 2024
Look around the room and describe the setting using lofty prose or personify the objects around you.
—Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 19 Apr. 2024
The snuggly puffer coat is lofty and ultra plush, and the outer material feels so soft to the touch.
—Cai Cramer, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Climate & Environment The EV market is in trouble: The latest sign is Tesla’s layoffs
April 16, 2024
The U.S. has lofty goals for expanding its own EV industry.
—Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2024
By his lofty standards, Curry limped to the finish line this season.
—Dieter Kurtenbach, The Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2024
Employers love a self-starter — but when a worker with lofty ambitions decided to mount his own piece at an art museum in Munich this year, his efforts were not appreciated by his superiors.
—Kelsey Ables, Washington Post, 11 Apr. 2024
This would require imagining a new Rwanda that transcended ethnic differences, in which individual endowment, lofty dreams, hard work, and a bit of luck determined one’s fate rather than the accident of birth.
—Jonathan M. Hansen, TIME, 7 Apr. 2024
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“Lofty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lofty. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.
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