adjective (loftier, loftiest) (formal)
1 (of buildings, mountains, etc.) very high and impressive:
lofty ceilings / rooms / towers
2 [usuallybeforenoun] (approving) (of a thought, an aim, etc.) deserving praise because of its high moral quality:
lofty ambitions / ideals / principles
3 (disapproving) showing a belief that you are worth more than other people:
her lofty disdain for other people
loftily adverb
loftiness noun [U]
