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1. (adj.) high-flown
extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
2. high-flown
pretentiously lofty; bombastic:
high-flown oratory.
Etymology: (1640–50)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) high-flown, high-sounding, inflated
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"
2. (adj) exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
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"
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1. (adj) high-flown
elevated; proud
2. (adj) high-flown
turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language
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