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high-flown
(encz) | high-flown,výstřední adj: Zdeněk Brož |
High-flown
(gcide) | High-flown \High"-flown`\, a.
1. Elevated; proud. "High-flown hopes." --Denham.
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2. Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown
language. --M. Arnold.
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high-flown
(wn) | high-flown
adj 1: pretentious (especially with regard to language or
ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of
the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means
to attain social revolution" [syn: high-flown, {high-
sounding}, inflated]
2: 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"; "a grand
purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand,
high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified,
idealistic, noble-minded] |
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High-flown
(gcide) | High-flown \High"-flown`\, a.
1. Elevated; proud. "High-flown hopes." --Denham.
[1913 Webster]
2. Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown
language. --M. Arnold.
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