high-flown
Use High-flown in a sentence
adjective
1.
extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
2.
pretentiously lofty; bombastic: We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory.
Origin:
1640–50
1640–50
Synonyms
2. florid, flowery, magniloquent, grandiloquent.
2. florid, flowery, magniloquent, grandiloquent.
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| high-flown | |
| —adj | |
| extravagant or pretentious in conception or intention: high-flown ideas | |
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High-flown
is always a great word to know.
So is callithumpian. Does it mean:
| a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc. |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
Example sentences
These plodding, incremental steps are not as exciting as high-flown dreams of perfect democracy.
There is high-flown talk about the mystical relationship between the bull and the torero when facing each other eye to eye.
Although the text is high-flown tosh, the music is impressive, and composed on an ambitious scale.
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