high-flown

[ hahy-flohn ]
/ ˈhaɪˈfloʊn /
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adjective

extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
pretentiously lofty; bombastic: We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory.

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decorum
the act of or need for making up one's mind.
dignified propriety of behavior, speech, dress, etc.
a company of singers, especially an organized group employed in church service.
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Origin of high-flown

First recorded in 1640–50

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Words related to high-flown

bombastic, elaborate, exaggerated, extravagant, grandiloquent, grandiose, inflated, showy, turgid

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British Dictionary definitions for high-flown

high-flown

adjective

extravagant or pretentious in conception or intentionhigh-flown ideas
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