loftier

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loftier - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Lofty \Loft"y\, a. [Compar. Loftier; superl. Loftiest.]
     [From Loft.]
     1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.
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              See lofty Lebanon his head advance.   --Pope.
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     2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit,
        bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately;
        characterized by pride; haughty.
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              The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
                                                    --Is. lvii.
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              Lofty and sour to them that loved him not. --Shak.
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              Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.
                                                    --Milton.
  
     Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic;
          sublime; proud; haughty. See Tall.
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