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HIGH-SOUNDING

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• HIGH-SOUNDING (adjective)
The adjective HIGH-SOUNDING has 1 sense:

1. pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

Familiarity information: HIGH-SOUNDING used as an adjective is very rare.

• HIGH-SOUNDING (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)

Synonyms:

high-flown; high-sounding; inflated

Context examples:

high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school / a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution

Similar:

pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

"A good man in an evil society seems the greatest villain of all."
(English proverb)
"Who travels will also get tired."
(Albanian proverb)
"Opinion comes before the bravery of the braves."
(Arabic proverb)
"He who lives fast goes straight to his death."
(Corsican proverb)

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