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loftly

loftly is the obsolete form of loftily.

Meaning of loftily

Adverb

loftily (comparative more loftily, superlative most loftily)

  1. To a great height.
    • […] trees, most of them bearing blossom or fruit, rose loftily into the air, and extended their broad leaves like parasols to the sun.1836, Allan Cunningham, Lord Roldan, page 157
  2. With affectation of grandness.
    • "I should never dream of calling a kid like you a woman," said Digory loftily.1955, C[live] S[taples] Lewis, The Magician’s Nephew, London: The Bodley Head, →OCLC

Forms of loftly

comparativemore loftly
superlativemost loftly

Origin of loftly

From loft + -ly.

Questions about loftly

What is loftly the obsolete form of?
Loftly is the obsolete form of loftily.

Words near loftly in the dictionary

  1. loftings
  2. Loftins
  3. loftish
  4. loftless
  5. loftlike
  6. loftly
  7. loftmate
  8. loftmates
  9. Lofton
  10. Loftons
  11. lofts

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