HyperDic: high-sounding

English > 1 sense of the word high-sounding:
ADJECTIVEallhigh-sounding, high-flown, inflatedpretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
English > high-sounding: 1 sense > adjective 1
Meaningpretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals).
Example "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
Synonymshigh-flown, inflated
Broaderpretentiousmaking claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
Usage ofcolloquialismA colloquial expression
Spanishexagerado

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