1
: exceedingly or excessively high or favorable
2
: having an excessively embellished or inflated character : pretentious
high-flown language
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Examples of high-flown in a Sentence
gave a high-flown reply instead of a simple "yes" or "no" answer
high-flown speeches about the nobleness of their cause
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Lawrence Specker | Lspecker@al.com, al, 14 June 2023
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“High-flown.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/high-flown. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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