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Highfaluting

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WordDefinition
pretentiousMotivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
grandioseLarge and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
highfalutinnoun(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
hoity-toitynounAffected or pretentious, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of excessive fanciness or ostentation; pompous, self-important, snobbish; often displaying a feeling of patronizing self-aggrandizing or arrogant class superiority.
hifalutinAlternative spelling of highfalutin. [(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.]
la-di-daAlternative spelling of lah-di-dah. [(British, derogatory) Of or from the upper class of society.]

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WordDefinition
hifalutinnounAlternative spelling of highfalutin. [(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.]
grandioseLarge and impressive, in size, scope or extent.
pretentiousMotivated by an inappropriate, excessive, or unjustified desire to impress others.
highfalutinnoun(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
hoity-toitynounAffected or pretentious, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of excessive fanciness or ostentation; pompous, self-important, snobbish; often displaying a feeling of patronizing self-aggrandizing or arrogant class superiority.
la-di-daAlternative spelling of lah-di-dah. [(British, derogatory) Of or from the upper class of society.]
highflyingAlternative form of high-flying. [Characteristic of a highflier; extravagant in conduct or opinion.]
highmindedAlternative form of high-minded. [Given to idealism.]
altisonousAlternative form of altisonant. [(archaic) High-sounding; lofty or pompous.]
hity-tityAlternative form of hoity-toity. [Affected or pretentious, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of excessive fanciness or ostentation; pompous, self-important, snobbish; often displaying a feeling of patronizing self-aggrandizing or arrogant class superiority.]
hypermetaphoricAlternative form of hypermetaphorical. [Highly metaphorical.]
highheartedAlternative form of high-hearted. [Full of courage or nobleness; heroic.]
high-bornAlternative spelling of highborn. [(archaic) Of high social standing as a result of having been born a member of an upper-level social class.]
proud-heartedAlternative form of proudhearted. [Very proud]
over-elaborateAlternative form of overelaborate. [Excessively elaborate.]
pseudo-intellectualnounAlternative spelling of pseudointellectual. [A person who claims proficiency in scholarly or artistic activities while lacking in-depth knowledge or critical understanding.]
sycophanticalAlternative form of sycophantic. [Excessively eager to please, especially for personal gain; obsequious, flattering.]
over-optimisticAlternative form of overoptimistic. [Excessively optimistic.]
swelligantAlternative form of swellegant. [(informal) Both swell and elegant.]
élitistnounAlternative form of elitist. [(usually derogatory) Someone who believes in or is perceived as believing in rule by an elite group.]

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