lofty
/ˈlɔːfti/ adjective C1- High, tall, having great height or stature.
- Idealistic, implying over-optimism. · a lofty goal
- Extremely proud; arrogant; haughty.
Comparative loftier · Superlative loftiest
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“I will give you,” she said, “all the riches of the Red Sea.” “I will teach you to fly then,” said the Eagle; and taking her up in his talons he carried her almost to the clouds suddenly he let her go, and she fell on a lofty mountain, dashing her shell to pieces.
AN EAGLE sat on a lofty rock, watching the movements of a Hare whom he sought to make his prey.
THE HARES, oppressed by their own exceeding timidity and weary of the perpetual alarm to which they were exposed, with one accord determined to put an end to themselves and their troubles by jumping from a lofty precipice into a deep lake below.
A MONKEY perched upon a lofty tree saw some Fishermen casting their nets into a river, and narrowly watched their proceedings.
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