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Definition: Loftily |
LoftilyAdverb1. In a lofty manner; "she bore herself loftily". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "loftily" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1596. (references) |
Note: Loftily \Loft"i*ly\, adverb. [From Lofty.]. (references) |
Crosswords: Loftily |
| English words defined with "loftily": To be on a high horse. (references) |
| "Loftily" is generally used as an adverb (general) -- approximately 98.04% of the time. "Loftily" is used about 51 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Adverb (general) | 98.04% | 50 | 48,117 |
| Noun (proper) | 1.96% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 51 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
| Language | Translations for "loftily"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Arabic | ببذخ (loudly). (various references) | |
Bulgarian | възвишено (greatly), величествено, високо (aloft, aloud, high, highly, loud, loudly, out, sharp), отвисоко (from a height, from above, from on high), надменно (haughtily, with a high hand). (various references) | |
Chinese | 傲然 (proudly, unyieldingly). (various references) | |
German | hoch (advanced, big, cheer, dear, deeply, distinguished, elevated, exalted, extensive, great, heavily, heavy, high, high pitched, high ranking, highly, important, large, lofty, long, noble, quality, severe, short, superior, tall, to the power of, trebly, up), erhabene. (various references) | |
Greek | υψηλώσ (highly). (various references) | |
Hungarian | magasztosan (majestically, sublimely), magasan fekvő (commanding), magasan (high, highly), gőgösen (arrogantly, haughtily, overweeningly, pridefully), fennkölten (sublimely), fennhéjazóan, emelkedett stílusban, büszkén (pridefully, proudly). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | oftilylay.(various references) | |
Romanian | trufaş (flaunty, haughtily, haughty, lofty, proud-spirited, stately, supercilious), mãreţ (aerial, August, brilliant, grand, grandiose, kingly, lofty, magnificent, magnificently, majestic, mighty, palatial, princely, proud, splendid, stately, sumptuous, unearthly), mândru (big, cavalier, cock-a-hoop, conceited, erect, handsome, haughty, high, high minded, high pitched, high-flown, lofty, proud, splendid, stately, wonderful), cu mãreţie. (various references) | |
Thai | สูงมาก (skyey, sky-high), อย่างสูงส่ง, หยิ่ง (arrogant). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | sublimiter. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words ending with "loftily": toploftily. (additional references) | |
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"Loftily" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: loftly, Tofeili. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
| Words rhyming with "loftily" (pronounced 'Loft"i*ly'): Abandonedly, Abasedly, Abashedly, Abhorrently, Abidingly, Abjectly, Abnormally, Abominably, Aboriginally, Abortively, Abruptly, Absently, Absolutely, Absorbedly, Abstinently, Abstractedly, Abstractively, Abstractly, Abstrusely, Absurdly, Abundantly, Abusively, Abysmally, Academically, Accentually, Acceptably, Acceptedly, Accessarily, Accessibly, Accessorily, Accidentally, Accommodately, Accordantly, Accordingly, Accountably, Accurately, Accusatively, Accusatorially, Accusingly, Accustomably, Accustomarily, Achromatically, Acidly, Acknowledgedly, Acoustically, Acquiescently, Acquisitively, Acridly, Acrimoniously, Acrocephaly. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "f-i-l-l-o-t-y" | |
-2 letters: fillo, filly, fitly, folly, lofty, tolyl. | |
-3 letters: fill, filo, flit, foil, illy, lift, lilt, lily, loft, loti, oily, till, toil, toll, yill. | |
-4 letters: fil, fit, fly, foy, ill, lit, lot, oft, oil, til, toy. | |
-5 letters: if, it, li, lo, of, oy, ti, to, yo. | |
| Words containing the letters "f-i-l-l-o-t-y" | |
+2 letters: toilfully. | |
+3 letters: toploftily. | |
+4 letters: bountifully, factionally, fictionally. | |
+5 letters: felicitously, flagitiously, fractionally, frictionally, functionally, pontifically, profligately. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Crosswords 3. Usage Frequency 4. Translations: Modern | 5. Translations: Ancient 6. Derivations 7. Rhymes 8. Anagrams | 9. Bibliography |
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