high-flown
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high-flown
adjective more high-flown · most high-flown
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pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative
Red River Settlement is, to use a high-flown expression, an oasis in the desert, and may be likened to a spot upon the moon or a solitary ship upon the ocean. In plain English, it is an isolated settlement on the borders of one of the vast prairies of North America.
Similar: bombastic
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lofty, extravagant, refined
It seems to me he makes troubles, by expecting every one else to be as quixotic as himself. He is not likely to find high-flown notions among ordinary business men!
Similar: high-minded
Similar: highfalutin
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Similar: highfalutin
Talk about this word "high-flown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/high-flown. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. high-flown. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/high-flown "high-flown." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/high-flown.Cite this
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title = {high-flown},
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