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loftier

loftier is the comparative form of lofty.

Meaning of lofty

Adjective

lofty (comparative loftier, superlative loftiest)

  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.1769, Firishta, translated by Alexander Dow, Tales translated from the Persian of Inatulla of Delhi, volume I, Dublin: P. and W. Wilson et al., page iv
    Synonyms:
    noble, honorable
  2. Idealistic, implying over-optimism.
    • a lofty goal
  3. Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.
    • that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers1886, Frederic Harrison, The Choice of Books

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Questions about loftier

What is loftier the comparative form of?
Loftier is the comparative form of lofty.

Words near loftier in the dictionary

  1. lofters
  2. lofthead
  3. loftheads
  4. Lofthouse
  5. Lofthouses
  6. loftier
  7. loftiest
  8. loftily
  9. Loftin
  10. loftiness
  11. loftinesses

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