Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for LOFT'I-LY
LOFT'I-LY, adv. [from lofty.]
- On high; in an elevated place.
- Proudly; haughtily. They are corrupt and speak wickedly concerning oppression; they speak loftily. Ps. lxxiii.
- With elevation of language, diction or sentiment; sublimely. My lowly verse may loftily arise. – Spenser.
- In an elevated attitude. A horse carries his head loftily.
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