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  • 1Lofty — Loft y, a. [Compar. {Loftier}; superl. {Loftiest}.] [From {Loft}.] 1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high. [1913 Webster] See lofty Lebanon his head advance. Pope. [1913 Webster] 2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity,… …

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  • 2lofty — ► ADJECTIVE (loftier, loftiest) 1) of imposing height. 2) noble; elevated. 3) haughty and aloof. 4) (of wool and other textiles) thick and resilient. DERIVATIVES loftily adverb lofti …

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  • 3Lofty England — Frank Raymond Wilton Lofty England (b. 24 August 1911, Finchley, London – d. 30 May 1995, Austria) was an engineer and motor company manager from England. He rose to fame as the manager of the Jaguar Cars sports car racing team in the 1950s,… …

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  • 4Lofty Holloway — Infobox EastEnders character 2 character name=Lofty Holloway actor name=Tom Watt years=1985–1988 creator=Tony Holland and Julia Smith first=26 February 1985 last=19 April 1988 dob= status= Divorced home=Bedfordshire occupation= Social worker… …

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  • 5Lofty Large — Not to be confused with Lofty Wiseman. Donald Large …

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  • 6lofty — adjective (loftier; est) Date: 15th century 1. a. elevated in character and spirit ; noble < lofty ideals > b. elevated in status ; superior 2. having a haughty overbearing manner ; s …

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  • 7height — noun 1 how tall sb/sth is ADJECTIVE ▪ full, maximum ▪ He drew himself up to his full height and glared at us. ▪ considerable, great, towering ▪ …

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  • 8lofty — adj. (loftier, loftiest) 1 literary (of things) of imposing height, towering, soaring (lofty heights). 2 consciously haughty, aloof, or dignified (lofty contempt). 3 exalted or noble; sublime (lofty ideals). Derivatives: loftily adv. loftiness n …

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  • 9Height — (Roget s Thesaurus) &LT; N PARAG:Height &GT;N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 height height altitude elevation Sgm: N 1 eminence eminence pitch Sgm: N 1 loftiness loftiness &c. &GT;Adj. Sgm: N 1 sublimity sublimity GR …

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  • 10height — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Vertical size Nouns 1. height, altitude, elevation; eminence, pitch; loftiness, tallness, stature, prominence (see convexity); orogeny, orogenesis, orogenics, orography. 2. (high place) mount[ain],&#8230; …

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