loftily

Definition of loftilynext

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Adverb
  • While many elements of the story are autobiographical, there are significant differences, the most important being that his protagonist, Seita, was an idealized character who acted far more nobly and cared much better for his little sister than Nosaka himself had been capable of.
    Ginny Tapley Takemori September 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Where else must a soprano nobly compete with police sirens zooming down Lake Shore Drive?
    Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • Mamdani magnanimously noted the president’s high support in 2024 for a Republican in New York.
    Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 22 Nov. 2025
Adverb
  • Trump spoke grandly for over 20 minutes about his efforts to resolve decades of bloody conflict between Palestinians and Israelis.
    Brian Bennett, Time, 29 Sep. 2025
  • DiCaprio would rinse and repeat this movie’s grandly melodramatic approach a year later for a little film about two crazy kids on an ocean liner.
    Tim Grierson, Vulture, 26 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The veteran went back to his life in the Air Force and completed his service on a military base in Wyoming before being honorably discharged in 2019.
    Celia Fernandez Mickey Todiwala, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
  • She was honorably discharged in December 1946, per The National WWII Museum.
    Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
Adverb
  • Cue Robert Redford’s majestically lit slow-mo trot.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Her bullish head was perched atop a majestically massive silhouette, and her clothes—Chinese robes and corduroy caftans—gave her a shamanic aura.
    Judith Thurman, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • Having traded his signature smocks and fedora for a black tuxedo and shiny Oxfords, Schnabel bowed gallantly to the crowd and embraced Isaac and his cast throughout the ovation.
    Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2025
Adverb
  • The film premiered at the Toronto Film Festival and earned McConaughey strong reviews for his portrayal of a school bus driver who heroically saved a group of children during the 2018 fires in Paradise, CA.
    Justin Kroll, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2025
  • Efforts to calm tensions have been buoyed by the fact that the man who heroically tackled Akram, fruit shop owner Ahmed al-Ahmed, is himself a Muslim father of two.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 15 Dec. 2025
Adverb
  • By the end of a visit, guests have a new appreciation for the power and potential of mushrooms, as well as a deeper understanding of Greenville’s magnificently multidimensional food scene.
    Nevin Martell, USA Today, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Katmai National Park and Preserve officials say the bears are magnificently plump ahead of the tournament.
    Bill Chappell, NPR, 19 Sep. 2025
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“Loftily.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/loftily. Accessed 10 Jan. 2026.

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