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high-flown
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ˈhaɪˈfloʊn
/
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–adjective
1.
extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
2.
pretentiously lofty; bombastic:
We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory.
Origin:
1640–50
Synonyms:
2.
florid, flowery, magniloquent, grandiloquent.
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