Loftily
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Loftily is an adverb meaning To a great height.
Meaning
To a great height.
More Meanings
- With affectation of grandness.
Example Sentences
"I should never dream of calling a kid like you a woman," said Digory loftily.
"Can you play the violin?" asked Rosemary loftily, out of a chumbling refined mouth.
[…] trees, most of them bearing blossom or fruit, rose loftily into the air, and extended their broad leaves like parasols to the sun.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include proudly, toploftily, unloftily, alpinely, aloft, toweringly.
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