loftilyadv.

Brit.

/ˈlɒftᵻli/,

/ˈlɔːftᵻli/, U.S.

/ˈlɔfdəli/,

/ˈlɑfdəli/

Etymology: < lofty adj. + -ly suffix².

In a lofty way or manner (see the adjective).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > pride > [adverb]

sideOE

highOE

proudlyOE

proudc1384

moodilyc1400

highlya1425

orgulousa1470

strutlyc1480

orgulouslya1500

loftily1548

stoutlya1554

state1579

garishly1593

pridefullya1600

aloft1613

great1625

pridinglya1677

Olympically1839

the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adverb] > to a great or considerable height

highOE

heaven-high?1518

loftily1548

tower-wise1581

a-cock-hye1598

tally1611

eminently1620

spirally1806

sky-high1818

toweringly1822

society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adverb] > loftily or grandiloquently

loftily1548

loftly1598

tragically1602

magnificently1630

sublimely1631

grandiloquently1821

soundingly1843

magniloquently1849

largely1857

1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Elate, proudely, loftyly.

1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. X4 Or who shall lend me wings, with which from ground My lowly verse may loftily arise, And lift it selfe vnto the highest skyes?

1596 Bp. W. Barlow tr. L. Lavater Three Christian Serm. ii. 89 And yet they bear themselues so loftily, as if they could liue without gods blessing and help.

1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 84 To ride your horse..amongst short gorsse or whinnes is exceeding good,..to make a horse trot loftilie and cleanely.

a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 6 A tuppe, if hee bee kept loftily and in lust, is sayd to be sufficient for 40, or 50 ewes.

1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. Introd. Pref. sig. a5^v A Strain worthy of the same Pen, that so loftily describes the Destruction of Troy.

1741 J. Ozell tr. P. de B. de Brantôme Spanish Rhodomontades 65 The Emperor..carry'd it..loftily on account of his late Victory.

1883 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Nov. 74/1 Ely cathedral..stands loftily grave and majestic.

1883 R. W. Dixon Mano ii. iv. 74 We came upon him riding loftily.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	loftily
释义	loftilyadv. Brit. /ˈlɒftᵻli/, /ˈlɔːftᵻli/, U.S. /ˈlɔfdəli/, /ˈlɑfdəli/ Etymology: < lofty adj. + -ly suffix². In a lofty way or manner (see the adjective). ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > pride > [adverb] sideOE highOE proudlyOE proudc1384 moodilyc1400 highlya1425 orgulousa1470 strutlyc1480 orgulouslya1500 loftily1548 stoutlya1554 state1579 garishly1593 pridefullya1600 aloft1613 great1625 pridinglya1677 Olympically1839 the world > space > extension in space > measurable spatial extent > vertical extent > [adverb] > to a great or considerable height highOE heaven-high?1518 loftily1548 tower-wise1581 a-cock-hye1598 tally1611 eminently1620 spirally1806 sky-high1818 toweringly1822 society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [adverb] > loftily or grandiloquently loftily1548 loftly1598 tragically1602 magnificently1630 sublimely1631 grandiloquently1821 soundingly1843 magniloquently1849 largely1857 1548 T. Cooper Bibliotheca Eliotæ (rev. ed.) Elate, proudely, loftyly. 1590 E. Spenser Faerie Queene ii. x. sig. X4 Or who shall lend me wings, with which from ground My lowly verse may loftily arise, And lift it selfe vnto the highest skyes? 1596 Bp. W. Barlow tr. L. Lavater Three Christian Serm. ii. 89 And yet they bear themselues so loftily, as if they could liue without gods blessing and help. 1607 G. Markham Cavelarice ii. 84 To ride your horse..amongst short gorsse or whinnes is exceeding good,..to make a horse trot loftilie and cleanely. a1642 H. Best Farming & Memorandum Bks. (1984) 6 A tuppe, if hee bee kept loftily and in lust, is sayd to be sufficient for 40, or 50 ewes. 1665 R. Boyle Occas. Refl. Introd. Pref. sig. a5^v A Strain worthy of the same Pen, that so loftily describes the Destruction of Troy. 1741 J. Ozell tr. P. de B. de Brantôme Spanish Rhodomontades 65 The Emperor..carry'd it..loftily on account of his late Victory. 1883 Eng. Illustr. Mag. Nov. 74/1 Ely cathedral..stands loftily grave and majestic. 1883 R. W. Dixon Mano ii. iv. 74 We came upon him riding loftily. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adv.1548
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