LOFT'ILY, adverb [from lofty.] 1. On high; in an elevated place. 2. Proudly; haughtily. They are corrupt and speak wickedly concerning oppression; they speak loftily Psalms 73:8. 3. With elevation of language, diction or sentiment; sublimely. My lowly verse may loftily arise. 4. In an elevated attitude. A horse carries his head loftily
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