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English adjective: high-sounding

1. high-sounding pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)


SamplesHigh-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school.
A high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution.


Synonymshigh-flown, inflated


Similarpretentious


Domain usagecolloquialism


Antonymsunpretentious









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