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high-toned

[hahy-tohnd]
–adjective
1. having high principles; dignified.
2. having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement: He writes for a high-toned literary review.
3. affectedly stylish or genteel.
Also, high-tone.


Origin:
1770–80
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