high-toned

or high-tone

[ hahy-tohnd ]

/ ˈhaɪˈtoʊnd /

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adjective

having high principles; dignified.

having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement: He writes for a high-toned literary review.

affectedly stylish or genteel.

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Origin of high-toned

First recorded in 1770–80

How to use high-toned in a sentence

Eric Garcetti succeeded Villaraigosa and has received high marks in his first year and a half on the job.
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Music is a huge part of the tone of Black Dynamite overall—going back to the original 2009 movie on which the series is based.
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Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.
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Obsessive exercising and inadequate nutrition can, over time, put people at high risk for overuse injuries like stress fractures.
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Although Huckabee's condescending tone - like that of an elementary school history teacher - makes it difficult to take seriously.
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Honour the physician for the need thou hast of him: for the most High hath created him.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The most High hath created medicines out of the earth, and a wise man will not abhor them.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
That which is called nasality is caused by the failure of the tone to reach freely the anterior cavities of the nares.
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The Majesty on high has a colony and a people on earth, which otherwise is under the supremacy of the Evil One.
Solomon and Solomonic Literature|Moncure Daniel Conway
In cross-section the burrows varied from round (three inches in diameter) to oval (three inches high and four inches wide).
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British Dictionary definitions for high-toned

high-toned

adjective

having a superior social, moral, or intellectual quality

affectedly superior

high in tone

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