loftily
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loft·y
(lôf′tē, lŏf′-)adj. loft·i·er, loft·i·est
1. Of imposing height.
2. Elevated in character; exalted.
3. Affecting grandness; pompous.
4. Arrogant; haughty.
[Middle English, noble, from loft, upstairs room, sky; see loft.]
loft′i·ly adv.
loft′i·ness n.
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Adv. | 1. | loftily - in a lofty manner; "she bore herself loftily" |
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بِتَكَبُّر
povýšeně
hoventstorsnudet
òóttalega
mağrurca
loftily
[ˈlɒftɪlɪ] ADV [say, look] → con altivez, con altanería"I know what I'm doing," she said loftily → -sé lo que estoy haciendo -dijo muy altanera or con altivez
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loft
(loft) noun a room or space under a roof. They kept a lot of spare furniture in the loft.
ˈlofty adjective1. very high. a lofty building.
2. haughty or proud. a lofty attitude.
ˈloftily adverbˈloftiness noun
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