| 单词 | la di da |
| 释义 | (adjective) Definition affected or pretentious in speech or manners (informal) I wouldn't trust them in spite of all their la-di-da manners. Synonyms affected She passed by with an affected air and a disdainful look. mannered If you are too careful, the results can look mannered. posh (informal, mainly British) He sounded very posh on the phone. pretentious He talked a lot of pretentious twaddle about modern art. precious Actors, he decided, were all precious and neurotic. mincing He waddled onto the stage with tiny mincing steps. stuck-up (informal) She was a famous actress but she wasn't a bit stuck-up. conceited snooty (informal) snooty intellectuals snobbish I'd expected her to be snobbish but she was warm and friendly. too-too toffee-nosed (slang, mainly British) highfalutin (informal) This isn't highfalutin art. arty-farty (informal) overrefined Additional synonymsin the sense of highfalutin Definition (of behaviour) excessively grand or pompous This isn't highfalutin art. Synonyms pompous, lofty, high-flown, pretentious, grandiose, swanky (informal), florid, bombastic, supercilious, high-sounding, arty-farty (informal), magniloquentin the sense of mannered Definition (of speech or behaviour) unnaturally formal and put on to impress others If you are too careful, the results can look mannered. Synonyms affected, put-on, posed, artificial, pseudo (informal), pretentious, stilted, arty-farty (informal) in the sense of mincing Definition (of a person or their style of walking or speaking) affectedly elegant He waddled onto the stage with tiny mincing steps. Synonyms affected, camp (informal), precious, pretentious, dainty, foppish, arty-farty (informal), lah-di-dah (informal), niminy-piminy Nearby words of |
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