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high-flown

[ hahy-flohn ]

adjective

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

    We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory.

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high-flown

adjective

  1. extravagant or pretentious in conception or intention

    high-flown ideas

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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of high-flown1

First recorded in 1640–50
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When Dolores finally learns Vera has bequeathed her the entire estate, instead of expressing wistful gratitude, she breaks into a rage: “B***h! That malicious, high-flown, harping b***h.â€

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Cinema purists have a tendency to speak of the theatrical experience in such high-flown spiritual terms.

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The jovial candid photos of the leaders and their high-flown speeches amply testified to the event’s momentousness.

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That kind of high-flown ambition, applied not just to revitalizing military defense but to succoring refugees, Stamp said, would “confront Vladimir Putin with something he doesn’t know: humanity.â€

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Just before it began, he sent a high-flown letter to The Times, which had once pontificated that “the hanging of a few of the desperados engaged in this business would have a salutary effect.â€

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