High-flown - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈhaɪˈfləʊn|
Brit.
|ˌhaɪˈfləʊn|
adjective
- pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) (syn: high-sounding, inflated)
high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
- of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style (syn: elevated, exalted, grand, high-minded, idealistic, lofty, noble-minded, rarefied, sublime)argue in terms of high-flown ideals
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...an author given to high-flown tropical phrasings and convoluted symbology...
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