lofty

[Eng. loft; -y.] I. Ordinary Language : 1. Lifted high up; elevated, high. "We began to ascend the steep of the Bocchetta, one of the loftiest of the maritime Appenines or rather Alps." Eustace : Italy , iii. 496. 2. Proud, haughty, arrogant, pompous. dignified. 3. Elevated in condition, character, or dignity; "Thus saith the high and lofty One that inhabit eth eternity, whose name is Holy."- Isaiah lvii. 15. 4. Characterized by or indicative of pride, arrogance, or haughtine ; proud; as, a lofty air or manner. 5. Elevated in language or style; sublime, grand, stately, dignified; as, lofty verse. 6. Stately, dignified, majestic; as, lofty steps. II. Bot. ( of a tree or plant ): Characterized by height; tall.