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high⋅fly⋅ing

[hahy-flahy-ing]
–adjective
1. moving upward to or along at a considerable height: highflying planes.
2. extravagant or extreme in aims, opinions, etc.; unduly lofty: highflying ideas about life.
3. having a high cost or perceived value: the highflying glamour stocks.
Also, high-flying.


Origin:
1575–85; high + flying
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high·fly·ing   (hī'flī'ĭng)   
adj.  
  1. Rising to a great height.

  2. Unusually extravagant, affected, or ambitious.

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