lofty

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
lofty/ˈlɒfti/

▶adjective (loftier, loftiest)

• 1 of imposing height.

• 2 noble; elevated: lofty ideals.

  ■ haughty and aloof.

• 3 (of wool and other textiles) thick and resilient.

– derivatives
loftily adverb,
loftiness noun.

– origin ME: from loft, influenced by aloft.