Found 2 items, similar to high-flown.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: high-flown high-flown adj 1: pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); “high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school”; “a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution” [syn: high-sounding, inflated] 2: of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style; “an exalted ideal”; “argue in terms of high-flown ideals”- Oliver Franks; “a noble and lofty concept” [syn: exalted, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded]
English → English (gcide) Definition: High-flown High-flown \High"-flown`\, a. 1. Elevated; proud. “High-flown hopes.” --Denham. [1913 Webster] 2. Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language. --M. Arnold. [1913 Webster]