high vs lofty: What's the difference?

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Which is correct: high or lofty

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highnoun

a high place

highadjective

slightly and pleasantly intoxicated from alcohol or a drug (especially marijuana)

highadjective

happy and excited and energetic

highverb

in a rich manner

highadjective

(used of the smell of meat) smelling spoiled or tainted

highadjective

used of sounds and voices; high in pitch or frequency

highverb

at a great altitude

highnoun

a public secondary school usually including grades 9 through 12

highadjective

standing above others in quality or position

highnoun

a forward gear with a gear ratio that gives the greatest vehicle velocity for a given engine speed

highnoun

a lofty level or position or degree

highnoun

an air mass of higher than normal pressure

highnoun

a state of altered consciousness induced by alcohol or narcotics

highnoun

a state of sustained elation

highadjective

greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount

highadjective

(literal meaning) being at or having a relatively great or specific elevation or upward extension (sometimes used in combinations like `knee-high')

loftyadjective

of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

loftyadjective

having or displaying great dignity or nobility

loftyadjective

of imposing height; especially standing out above others

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