highfalutin

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Adjective highfalutin has 1 sense

grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da - affectedly genteel
Antonym: unpretentious (indirect, via pretentious)

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Highfalutin

Definition: (adjective) Pompous or pretentious in speech, writing, or manner; using fancy or complicated language to sound important or impressive.

Example Sentences:

Her highfalutin speech during the conference did not impress the audience.
He always uses highfalutin language to make himself seem smarter than he really is.
The article was filled with highfalutin terms that made it difficult to understand.

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