high-flown

[ hahy-flohn ]
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adjective
  1. extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.

  2. pretentiously lofty; bombastic: We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory.

Origin of high-flown

1
First recorded in 1640–50

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high-flown

adjective
  1. extravagant or pretentious in conception or intention: high-flown ideas

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