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Webster's 1828 Dictionary
HIGH-FLOWN, a. Elevated; swelled; proud; as high-flown hopes.
1. Turgid; swelled; extravagant; as a high-flown hyperbole.
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)
adj
1: pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution" [syn: high-flown, high- sounding, inflated]
2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; "an exalted ideal"; "argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks; "a noble and lofty concept"; "a grand purpose" [syn: exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded]
Merriam Webster's
adjective Date: 16471. exceedingly or excessively high or favorable2. having an excessively embellished or inflated character ; pretentious< high-flown language >
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
High-flown High"-flown`, a. 1. Elevated; proud. ``High-flown hopes.'' --Denham. 2. Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language. --M. Arnold.
Collin's Cobuild Dictionary
High-flown language is very grand, formal, or literary. ADJ: usu ADJ n [disapproval]
Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms
a. 1. Elevated, presumptuous, swollen, proud, lofty. 2. Extravagant, lofty, high-colored, over-drawn, overstrained. 3. Turgid, swollen, bombastic, pretentious, pompous, strained.
