lofty
lofty /l'ɒfti, AM l'ɔːf-/ (loftier loftiest)
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable.
It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals...
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A lofty building or room is very high. (FORMAL)
...a light, lofty apartment in the suburbs of Salzburg...
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you say that someone behaves in a lofty way, you are critical of them for behaving in a proud and rather unpleasant way, as if they think they are very important.
...the lofty disdain he often expresses for his profession.
...lofty contempt.
1 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A lofty ideal or ambition is noble, important, and admirable.
It was a bank that started out with grand ideas and lofty ideals...
2 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
A lofty building or room is very high. (FORMAL)
...a light, lofty apartment in the suburbs of Salzburg...
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
If you say that someone behaves in a lofty way, you are critical of them for behaving in a proud and rather unpleasant way, as if they think they are very important.
...the lofty disdain he often expresses for his profession.
...lofty contempt.