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loftish

Adjective CEFR B1

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of air, the atmosphere, or great heights; lofty.
  2. Of or characteristic of a loft (an upper room or flat).
  3. Of or indicative of a loft style; artistic.

Examples

“Don't look⟳ low for great thoughts and loftish ideas.”
“The brigade members watched the train⟳ fitfully, the horses' ears pressed back against the mane on their necks. The loutish, vulgar train⟳ rushed up onto the bridge, which seemed to stand⟳ there loftish and unyielding.”
“Lisey reminded him that the weather was supposed to be very hot, and that Scott's study⟳, which was no longer air-conditioned, had reverted to its former loftish nature.”
“'The look⟳ of a Rauschenberg', according to screenwriter Paul Schrader, was also the desired effect for the bloody denouement of Taxi Driver. A mural by Paul reprising his 'car dump⟳' theme gave Rehearsals an arty, urban, loftish atmosphere, [...]”

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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