Meaning of HIGHFALUTING
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 WordNet Dictionary |
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[adj] affectedly genteel |
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HIGHFALUTING is a 12 letter word that starts with H. |
| | Synonyms: | | grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, hoity-toity, la-di-da, pretentious |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \High`fa*lu"ting\, n. [Perh. a corruption of
highflighting.]
High-flown, bombastic language. [Written also {hifalutin}.]
[Jocular, U. S.] --Lowell.
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