Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LOFT'Y, a.

1. Elevated in place; high; as, a lofty tower; a lofty mountain. [But it expresses more than high, or at least is more emphatical, poetical, and elegant.] See lofty Lebanon his head advance. – Pope.
2. Elevated in condition or character. Thus saith the high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity, whose name is Holy. – Is. lvii.
3. Proud; haughty; as, lofty looks. – Is. ii.
4. Elevated in sentiment or diction; sublime; lofty strains; lofty rhyme.
5. Stately; dignified; as, lofty steps.