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Excited vs Lofty - What's the difference?

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Excited is a related term of lofty.


As an adjective excited

is having great enthusiasm.

As a verb excited

is .

As a proper noun lofty is

(informal) nickname for a tall (usually male) person.

excited

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Having great enthusiasm.
    • He was very excited about his promotion.
  • * 2011 , (Rebecca Black) featuring
    • Yesterday was Thursday, Thursday
    Today i-is Friday, Friday
    We-we-we so excited
    We so excited
    We gonna have a ball today.
  • (physics) Being in a state of higher energy.
    • The excited electrons give off light when they drop to a lower energy state.
  • Having an erection; erect.

    • Synonyms

    * enthusiastic

    Derived terms

    * excited state

    Verb

    (head)
    • 1000 English basic words

    lofty

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • high, tall, having great height or stature
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1862 , author=George Borrow , title=Wild Wales , chapter=98 citation , passage=On my left was a river, which came roaring down from a range of lofty mountains right before me to the south-east.}}
    a lofty bed
  • idealistic, implying over-optimism
    • a lofty goal
  • * 2013 , Delme Parfitt in Wales Online'', ''Cardiff City 1 - 0 Swansea City: Steven Caulker heads Bluebirds to South Wales derby win (3 November 2013)
    • A goal from Steven Caulker, just after the hour mark, was enough to hand victory to Malky Mackay's men, with Swansea falling some way short of the lofty standards they have set previously at this level.
  • extremely proud; arrogant; haughty
  • * F. Harrison
    • that lofty pity with which prosperous folk are apt to remember their grandfathers

    Related terms

    * loft * aloft