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Meaning of 'high-flown' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . High-flown [ a.]
- Elevated; proud.
- Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language.

Meaning of 'high-flown' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . high-flown [ s]
Meaning (1):
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
Example in sentence:
  • a grand purpose;
  • a noble and lofty concept;
  • an exalted ideal;
  • argue in terms of high-flown ideals
Meaning (2):
- pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
Example in sentence:
  • a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution;
  • high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school

Nearby Words:

hig-taper higgle higgled higgledy-piggledy higgler higgling high high priest high-blown high-bred

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