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high-toned

or high-tone

[ hahy-tohnd ]

adjective

  1. having high principles; dignified.
  2. having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement:

    He writes for a high-toned literary review.

  3. affectedly stylish or genteel.


high-toned

adjective

  1. having a superior social, moral, or intellectual quality
  2. affectedly superior
  3. high in tone
“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-toned1

First recorded in 1770–80

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