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high-flown

/ high-flown /
adjective satellite

Definitions & Examples

adjective satellite Sense 1
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"
Similar:
pretentious
Domain:
colloquialism
adjective satellite Sense 2
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"
Similar:
noble
Semantic Complexity
42%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
2
Total Relationships
2
Times Searched
14
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