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loftily

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loft·y  (lôft, lf-)
adj. loft·i·er, loft·i·est
1. Of imposing height.
2. Elevated in character; exalted.
3. Affecting grandness; pompous.
4. Arrogant; haughty.
[Middle English, noble, from loft, upstairs room, sky; see loft.]
lofti·ly adv.
lofti·ness n.
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Adv.1.loftily - in a lofty manner; "she bore herself loftily"
Translations
loftily [ˈlɒftɪlɪ] ADV [say, look] → con altivez, con altanería
"I know what I'm doing," she said loftily → -sé lo que estoy haciendo -dijo muy altanera or con altivez
loftily
adv → hoch; say, speak → stolz, hochmütig; gaze → hochmütig
loftily [ˈlɒftɪlɪ] adv (frm) → altezzosamente
loftily [ˈlɒftɪlɪ] adv (frm) → altezzosamente


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