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lofty

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1. lofty - Adjective

3. lofty - Adjective Satellite

4. Lofty - Proper noun

Meaning

Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.

Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit, bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately; characterized by pride; haughty.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Seek the lofty by reading, hearing and seeing great work at some moment every day. Thornton Wilder

Lofty designs must close in like effects. Robert Browning

Profan'd the God-given strength, and marr'd the lofty line. Walter Scott

Great men are like eagles, and build their nest on some lofty solitude. Arthur Schopenhauer

Mackerel sky and mares' tails make lofty ships carry low sails. Traditional Proverb

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