loftily
In condescending manner
Loftily means in a haughty or superior manner, as if looking down from a great height: She loftily dismissed their concerns.
The word carries connotations of arrogance or condescension—someone acting loftily considers themselves above others or above engaging with mundane matters.
Less commonly, loftily can describe physical elevation: The eagle circled loftily above the canyon.
Acting superior to others
- condescendinglyWith arrogant superiority
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
- haughtilyWith disdainful superiority
snobbishly · patronizingly · imperiously · pompously · scornfully · overbearingly · dismissively · smugly
In imposing manner
- majesticallyIn an impressive manner
- regallyIn sovereign manner
- statelyGrand and imposing
- augustlyWith imposing dignity
nobly · imposingly · honorably · proudly · gallantly · venerably · illustriously · magnificently
Toward the firmament
- soaringlyIn rising fashion
- upwardToward a higher position
- heavenwardToward the sky
- highGreat in altitude
sublimely · ethereally · transcendently · airily · cloudward · buoyantly · upliftingly · celestially
superciliously
Acting superior to others
- condescendinglyWith arrogant superiority
- disdainfullyWith arrogant dismissal
- contemptuouslyWith scorn or derision
haughtily · snobbishly · patronizingly · imperiously · pompously · scornfully · overbearingly · dismissively · smugly · high-handedly
grandly
In imposing manner
- majesticallyIn an impressive manner
- regallyIn sovereign manner
- statelyGrand and imposing
augustly · nobly · imposingly · honorably · proudly · gallantly · venerably · illustriously · magnificently · splendidly
skyward
Toward the firmament
- soaringlyIn rising fashion
- upwardToward a higher position
- heavenwardToward the sky
high · sublimely · ethereally · transcendently · airily · cloudward · buoyantly · upliftingly · celestially
- arrogant adverbshaughtily, smugly, pompously, condescendingly, disdainfully
loftilyhumbly
Without pride or arrogance
modestly · meekly · self-effacingly · unpretentiously · deferentially