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  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Lofty  \Loft"y\,  a.  [Compar.  {Loftier};  superl.  {Loftiest}.] 
  [From  {Loft}.] 
  1.  Lifted  high  up  having  great  height;  towering;  high. 
 
  See  lofty  Lebanon  his  head  advance.  --Pope. 
 
  2.  Fig.:  Elevated  in  character,  rank,  dignity,  spirit, 
  bearing,  language,  etc.;  exalted;  noble;  stately; 
  characterized  by  pride;  haughty. 
 
  The  high  and  lofty  One  that  inhabiteth  eternity. 
  --Is.  lvii. 
  15. 
 
  Lofty  and  sour  to  them  that  loved  him  not  --Shak. 
 
  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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