Meaning & use
Loftily
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In a manner that is proud, haughty, or condescending; also, at a physically great height.
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She dismissed the criticism loftily, as if it weren't worth her attention.
The eagle circled loftily above the canyon, barely flapping its wings.
A note on using this word
The word carries both a physical sense, meaning 'high up,' and a figurative one describing an air of superiority.
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Words with an opposite meaning
humblymodestly
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