loftily

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English

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Etymology

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From lofty +‎ -ly.

Adverb

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loftily (comparative more loftily, superlative most loftily)

  1. To a great height.
    • 1836, Allan Cunningham, Lord Roldan, page 157:
      [] trees, most of them bearing blossom or fruit, rose loftily into the air, and extended their broad leaves like parasols to the sun.
  2. With affectation of grandness.