high-flown Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. adjective satellite pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
   inflated; high-sounding.
   
   • high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
   • a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
2. adjective satellite of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
   idealistic; exalted; noble-minded; elevated; rarefied; rarified; grand; high-minded; sublime; lofty.
   
   • an exalted ideal
   • argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
   • a noble and lofty concept
   • a grand purpose

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