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.
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Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Carlson’s brand of nationalism plays on a range of desires, from the lowest to the loftiest: the yearning for communal cohesion, for satisfying work, for a life rich with meaning.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
The higher the number, the warmer and loftier the covers.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
For three quarters, the matchup cut against those lofty expectations in some ways -- and for the last quarter, became an instant classic that ended with the defining play of the 2024 NFL season so far.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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Marni Jameson, arkansasonline.com, 2 Nov. 2024
Carlson’s brand of nationalism plays on a range of desires, from the lowest to the loftiest: the yearning for communal cohesion, for satisfying work, for a life rich with meaning.
—Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2024
The higher the number, the warmer and loftier the covers.
—Marni Jameson, The Mercury News, 31 Oct. 2024
For three quarters, the matchup cut against those lofty expectations in some ways -- and for the last quarter, became an instant classic that ended with the defining play of the 2024 NFL season so far.
—Andrew Greif, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
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“Lofty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lofty. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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