Loftily
['lɒftɪlɪ] or ['lɔftɪli]
Definition
(adv.) In a lofty manner or position; haughtily.
Typed by Camilla
Examples
- Mary was in a grassy corner of the garden, where there was a swing loftily hung between two pear-trees. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- While the subject of it was breathing injury in a corner, the Chief loftily addressed this gentleman. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Glad you like 'em,' returned Miss Wren, loftily. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- I stand here on a supreme moral elevation, and I loftily assert her accurate performance of her conjugal duties. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
- They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression; they speak loftily. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- Mrs Wilfer, having waved her gloves, became loftily pathetic. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- You may place considerable confidence in Mr. Holmes, sir, said the police agent loftily. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
- I am as wise as ever,' said Miss Bella, loftily, 'for I don't know what a Secretary is. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Streams of fire ran down the hills into the sea, and at length a blaze arose so loftily that it touched the skies. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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