Sentence:  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 <WSD>loftish</WSD> and unyielding. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  Of or pertaining to, or characteristic of air, the atmosphere, or great heights; lofty.