high-flown : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: high-flown	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for high-flown
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
high-flown adj 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" Synonym(s): high-flown, high- sounding, inflated 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"; "a grand purpose" Synonym(s): exalted, elevated, sublime, grand, high-flown, high-minded, lofty, rarefied, rarified, idealistic, noble-minded
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
High-flown \High"-flown`\, a. 1. Elevated; proud. [bd]High-flown hopes.[b8] --Denham. 2. Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown language. --M. Arnold.