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The 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. [1913 Webster] See lofty Lebanon his head advance. --Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit, bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty. [1913 Webster] The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity. --Is. lvii. 15. [1913 Webster] Lofty and sour to them that loved him not. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme. --Milton. Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic; sublime; proud; haughty. See Tall. [1913 Webster]