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highfaluting
high·fa·lu·tin or hi·fa·lu·tin H0190400 (hī′fə-lo͞ot′n) also high·fa·lu·ting (-lo͞ot′n, -lo͞o′tĭng)adj. Informal Pompous or pretentious: "highfalutin reasons for denying direct federal assistance to the unemployed" (Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.).
[Origin unknown.]Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | highfaluting - affectedly genteelhifalutin, highfalutin, hoity-toity, la-di-da, grandiosepretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction; "a pretentious country house"; "a pretentious fraud"; "a pretentious scholarly edition" |
highfalutin or hifalutin
also highfaluting
adjectiveInformal. Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance:grandiose, hoity-toity, pompous, pretentious, puffed-up, puffy, self-important.highfaluting
Synonyms for highfalutingadj affectedly genteelSynonyms- hifalutin
- highfalutin
- hoity-toity
- la-di-da
- grandiose
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