high-flown
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(satellite adjective) (informal) pretentious; "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-flying dissertation on the means to attain social revolution" |
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Synonyms: high-flying, high-sounding, inflated |
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(satellite adjective) of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept" |
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Synonyms: exalted, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, rarified |
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