high-flown

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• October 29. 2014 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  high-flown — adjective — english

  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"

• March 24. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

  high-flown — adjective — english

  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"