Lōft'y, a.
a. [compar. LOFTIER; superl. LOFTIEST.] [Ger. luftig, airy, aërial, lofty; A-S. loften, airy, high. See LOFT.]
Sense 1. Lifted high up; much elevated in position; towering.
See lofty Lebanon his head advance. Pope.
Sense 2. Elevated in character or rank; dignified.
Thus saith the high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy. Isa. lvii. 15.
Sense 3. Characterized by pride; haughty; as, lofty looks. “Lofty and sour to them that loved him not.” Shak.
Sense 4. Elevated in language or style; sublime.
He knew himself to sing and build the lofty rhyme. Milton.
Sense 5. Stately; dignified; as, lofty steps.
Synonyms—Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic; sublime; proud; haughty. See TALL.