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   High-flown

   /ˈhīˌflōn/

   

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   • 1. (especially of language or ideas) extravagant and lofty: "he had other more high-flown artistic notions in mind"

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   A person is considered high-flown if he tries to sound smarter or fancier than he really is. The adjective high-flown particularly comes in handy when you're describing overblown, pretentious writing.

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   What does it mean if a person is high flown?

   • A person is considered high-flown when they try to sound smarter or fancier than they really are. The adjective high-flown is particularly useful when describing overblown or pretentious writing.

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   What is the synonym of high flown?

   • Synonyms of high-flown. aureate, florid, flowery, grandiloquent, high-sounding, highfalutin (also hifalutin), magnific, ornate, purple, rhetorical (also rhetoric)

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   What is a high flown idea?

   • extravagant or pretentious in conception or intention: high-flown ideas. 2. pretentiously lofty; bombastic: high-flown oratory. Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. 1. 2.

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   How would you describe a high-flown plan?

   • The adjective high-flown is particularly useful when describing overblown or pretentious writing. You can also describe overly lofty plans as high-flown: "The six year-old's intention to build a tree house with wall-to-wall carpeting, electric lights, and plumbing seemed a little high-flown to me."

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   High-flown definition: extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.. See examples of HIGH-FLOWN used in a sentence.

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   adjective. These are words and phrases related to high-flown. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of high-flown. The young man had high-flown ideas about saving the world. The senator made a long, high-flown speech. Synonyms. lofty. elevated. grandiose. proud. self-important. lordly. presumptuous.

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   Define high-flown. high-flown synonyms, high-flown pronunciation, high-flown translation, English dictionary definition of high-flown. adj. 1. Exceedingly lofty or exalted: high-flown ideas about the history of Christianity. 2. Highly pretentious or inflated: high-flown rhetoric.