Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Lofty \Loft"y\, a. [Compar. {Loftier}; superl. {Loftiest}.]
   [From {Loft}.]
   1. Lifted high up; having great height; towering; high.

            See lofty Lebanon his head advance.   --Pope.

   2. Fig.: Elevated in character, rank, dignity, spirit,
      bearing, language, etc.; exalted; noble; stately;
      characterized by pride; haughty.

            The high and lofty One, that inhabiteth eternity.
                                                  --Is. lvii.
                                                  15.

            Lofty and sour to them that loved him not. --Shak.

            Himself to sing, and build the lofty rhyme.
                                                  --Milton.

   Syn: Tall; high; exalted; dignified; stately; majestic;
        sublime; proud; haughty. See {Tall}.

Source : WordNet®

lofty
     adj 1: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or
            style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of
            high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty
            concept" [syn: {exalted}, {high-flown}, {high-minded},
             {rarefied}, {rarified}, {idealistic}, {noble-minded}]
     2: of imposing height; especially standing out above others;
        "an eminent peak"; "lofty mountains"; "the soaring spires
        of the cathedral"; "towering iceburgs" [syn: {eminent}, {soaring},
         {towering}]
     3: having or displaying great dignity or nobility; "a gallant
        pageant"; "lofty ships"; "majestic cities"; "proud alpine
        peaks" [syn: {gallant}, {majestic}, {proud}]
     [also: {loftiest}, {loftier}]

loftiest
     See {lofty}