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high-flown

DEFINITIONS OF: high-flown

1

adj pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

“high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school”
Synonyms:
high-sounding, inflated
pretentious
making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction

adj of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style

“"argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks”
Synonyms:
elevated, exalted, grand, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified, sublime
noble
having or showing or indicative of high or elevated character
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