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Lofty
lofty
(loftier, loftiest) 1. A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable. It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals... ADJ: usu ADJ n 2. A lofty building or room is very high. (FORMAL) ...a light, lofty apartment in the suburbs of Salzburg... ADJ: usu ADJ n 3. If you say that someone behaves in a lofty way, you are critical of them for behaving in a proud and rather unpleasant way, as if they think they are very important. ...the lofty disdain he often expresses for his profession. ...lofty contempt. ADJ: usu ADJ n c darkgreen]disapproval
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1.
adjective (loftier; -est) Date: 15th century 1. a. elevated in character and spirit ; noble ~ ideals b. elevated in status ; superior 2. having a haughty overbearing manner ; supercilious 3. a. rising to a great height ; impressively high ~ mountains b. remote, esoteric 4. having full-bodied, firm, and resilient textile fibers ~ flannel Synonyms: see high • loftily adverb • loftiness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. (loftier, loftiest) 1 literary (of things) of imposing height, towering, soaring (lofty heights). 2 consciously haughty, aloof, or dignified (lofty contempt). 3 exalted or noble; sublime (lofty ideals). Derivatives loftily adv. loftiness n. Etymology: ME f. LOFT as in aloft ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. очень высокий lofty tower —- высокая башня lofty mountains —- величественные (неприступные) горы 2. возвышенный, высокий lofty style (language) —- высокий стиль lofty aims (ideals, principles) —- благородные (высокие) цели 3. неодобр. величественный lofty appearance —- величественный вид in a lofty manner —- с величественным видом 4. высокомерный, надменный lofty contempt —- высокомерное презрение lofty good humour —- снисходительное добродушие ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) очень высокий (не о людях) 2) возвышенный (об идеалах и т.п.) 3) величественный 4) высокомерный, надменный; горделивый Syn: see high ...Англо-русский словарь
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~ adj 1 seeming to think you are better than other people (a lofty manner) 2 lofty ideas, beliefs, attitudes etc are of an unusually high moral quality (lofty ideals of equality and social justice) 3 literary lofty mountains, buildings etc are very high - loftily adv - loftiness n ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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