单词	high-flown
释义	high-flown adjective ˈhī-ˈflōn  1 : exceedingly or excessively high or favorable 2 : having an excessively embellished or inflated character : pretentious high-flown language Synonyms aureate florid flowery grandiloquent high-sounding highfalutin hifalutin magnific ornate purple rhetorical rhetoric See all Synonyms & Antonyms Word History First Known Use 1647, in the meaning defined at sense 1 high-flown adjective 1 as in rhetoric full of fine words and fancy expressions gave a high-flown reply instead of a simple "yes" or "no" answer Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance rhetoric rhetorical ornate grandiloquent purple flowery high-sounding florid hifalutin highfalutin eloquent aureate boastful grandiose stilted pretentious inflated excessive pompous bombastic magnific bloated affected fulsome flattering lofty fancy-pants learned bookish inkhorn elevated Antonyms & Near Antonyms prosaic unpoetic simple plain unadorned straightforward direct lean spare plainspoken bald stark natural unpretentious matter-of-fact unaffected See More 2 as in eloquent very dignified in form, tone, or style high-flown speeches about the nobleness of their cause Synonyms & Similar Words eloquent rhetoric formal majestic rhetorical literary lofty cultured grammatical stately aristocratic elevated graceful grandiloquent towering grandiose declamatory bombastic highfalutin stilted oratorical florid pretentious flowery educated pompous refined fine hifalutin proper courtly affected correct tasteful academic classy patrician learned genteel bookish academical Attic Antonyms & Near Antonyms undignified low slangy colloquial informal conversational casual vulgar vernacular unliterary nonformal common ineloquent crude coarse crass uncouth tasteless unrefined indecent gross uncultivated lowbrow rough uncultured rude unpolished ungrammatical uneducated incorrect unlearned substandard rough-hewn ill-bred unbookish lowbred See More
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