Definition for LOFT'I-LY

LOFT'I-LY, adv. [from lofty.]

  1. On high; in an elevated place.
  2. Proudly; haughtily. They are corrupt and speak wickedly concerning oppression; they speak loftily. Ps. lxxiii.
  3. With elevation of language, diction or sentiment; sublimely. My lowly verse may loftily arise. – Spenser.
  4. In an elevated attitude. A horse carries his head loftily.

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