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Very high or elevated; figuratively, ambitious, noble, or expressed with superiority.

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lofty

The project's lofty ambition needed a realistic plan for completion.
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The curator's lofty aim is to help every visitor imagine the city as a shared place rather than a collection of unrelated streets.
From Ambition, Scale, and Excess.
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