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high-flown
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Princeton's WordNet
high-flown, high-sounding, inflatedadjective
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
"high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-mindedadjective
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
"an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose"
Wiktionary
high-flownadjective
pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative
high-flownadjective
lofty, extravagant, refined
ChatGPT
high-flown
High-flown refers to language, style, or ideas that are overly ambitious, complex, pompous or pretentious. It's often used to describe speech or writing that's full of fancy or technical words which make it sound more important or serious than it actually is.
Webster Dictionary
High-flownadjective
elevated; proud
High-flownadjective
turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of high-flown in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of high-flown in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
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