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a.
Lofty and precipitous.
n.
Extreme and lofty contempt; haughty disregard; that disdain which springs from the opinion of the utter meanness and unworthiness of an object.
v. i.
To rise aloft; to be eminent; to tower; as, lofty ridges and topping mountains.
superl.
Lifted up; high in place; exalted aloft; uplifted; lofty.
n.
A large Asiatic antelope (Budorcas taxicolor) native of the higher parts of the Himalayas and other lofty mountains. Its head and neck resemble those of the ox, and its tail is like that of the goat. Called also budorcas.
superl.
Near the ground; not high or lofty; not pretentious or magnificent; unpretending; unassuming; as, a humble cottage.
a.
Having no top, or no visble fop; hence, fig.: very lofty; supreme; unequaled.
v. t.
Difficult of access; not easy reached; lofty; elevated; high.
n.
A throne or lofty seat.
v. i.
To rise and overtop other objects; to be lofty or very high; hence, to soar.
a.
Beyond the moon; hence, very lofty.
a.
Soaring with wings, or as if with wings; hence, elevated; lofty; sublime.
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A grand or lofty style in speaking or writing; a style that expresses lofty conceptions.
n.
A leguminous tree (Tamarindus Indica) cultivated both the Indies, and the other tropical countries, for the sake of its shade, and for its fruit. The trunk of the tree is lofty and large, with wide-spreading branches; the flowers are in racemes at the ends of the branches. The leaves are small and finely pinnated.
superl.
Lofty of mien; haughty; proud.
v. t.
To walk with a lofty, proud gait, and erect head; to walk with affected dignity.
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Evincing state or dignity; lofty; majestic; grand; as, statelymanners; a stately gait.
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Like the sky, or approaching the sky; lofty; ethereal.
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Distinguished by lofty or noble traits; eminent; -- said of persons.
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Lofty with pride; haughty; dictatorial; overbearing; arrogant; as, a supercilious officer; asupercilious air; supercilious behavior.
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