highflown
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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