Highfalutin

ahd-5
  • adjective. Pompous or pretentious.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. Pompous speech or writing; bombast; fustian.
  • Pompous; high-sounding; bombastic.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Affectedly genteel; pretentious; haughty; snobbish.
  • noun. High-flown, bombastic language.
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  • adjective. Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical; tending to show off or hold oneself in unduly high regard.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • adjective. affectedly genteel
    • Word Usage
    "P.S. – "highfalutin" is my safe word with Mistress Jim."
    Equivalent
    highfalutin'  highfaluting  pretentious  
    Rhyme
    Words with the same terminal sound
    Rasputin  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
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    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    Gongoresque  Johnsonian  affected  ambitious  arrogant  
    variant
    hifalutin  
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