High-flown (Adjective)
Meaning 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".
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Examples
- The poet's high-flown language was so overwrought that it bordered on parody.
- The professor's high-flown rhetoric about social justice failed to resonate with his students.
- The politician's high-flown promises of reform were met with skeptical eye-rolling by the press.
- The artist's high-flown statement about her work's deep symbolism sounded like incomprehensible nonsense to most viewers.
- The writer's high-flown descriptions of the human condition were often criticized as overly melodramatic.
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Meaning 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".
Classification
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