highflying

or high-fly·ing

[ hahy-flahy-ing ]

adjective
  1. moving upward to or along at a considerable height: highflying planes.

  2. extravagant or extreme in aims, opinions, etc.; unduly lofty: highflying ideas about life.

  1. having a high cost or perceived value: the highflying glamour stocks.

Origin of highflying

1
First recorded in 1575–85; high + flying

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British Dictionary definitions for high-flying

high-flying

adjective
  1. having great ambition or ability

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