English Explanatory Dictionary

high-flown

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative
lofty, extravagant, refined

Word forms

high-flown more high-flown most high-flown

Synonyms

highfalutin bombastic high-minded

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