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View synonyms for high-flown

high-flown

[ hahy-flohn ]

adjective

  1. extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
  2. pretentiously lofty; bombastic:

    We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory.

    Synonyms: grandiloquent, magniloquent, flowery, florid



high-flown

adjective

  1. extravagant or pretentious in conception or intention

    high-flown ideas

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of high-flown1

First recorded in 1640–50

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