rarified

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rarified - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  rarified
      adj 1: having low density; "rare gasses"; "lightheaded from the
             rarefied mountain air" [syn: rare, rarefied,
             rarified]
      2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
         style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown
         ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand
         purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
         high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
         idealistic, noble-minded]