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1. (adj.) high-sounding
having an impressive or pretentious sound; grand:
high-sounding titles.
Etymology: (1550–60)
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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"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) high-sounding
pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles
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