Syn: grandiose, hifalutin, hoity-toity, la-di-da. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
highfaluting — highfalutin high fa*lu tin, highfaluting high fa*lu ting, n. [Perh. a corruption of highflighting.] High flown, bombastic language. [Written also {hifalutin}.] [Jocular, U. S.] Lowell. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
highfaluting — adjective affectedly genteel • Syn: ↑grandiose, ↑hifalutin, ↑highfalutin, ↑hoity toity, ↑la di da • Similar to: ↑pretentious • Derivationally related forms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
highfaluting — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective See highfalutin … English dictionary for students
highfaluting — adj. pompous, pretentious; unnaturally well mannered; grandiose, highfalutin n. bombastic language, pompous talk … English contemporary dictionary
highfaluting — high·fa·lu·ting … English syllables
hifalutin — highfalutin highfalutin highfaluting highfaluting highfalutin highfalutin adj. Affectedly genteel; pretentious; haughty; snobbish. [Written also {hifalutin}.] [informal] Syn: grandiose, hifalutin, hoity toity, la di da. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
highfalutin — highfaluting highfaluting highfalutin highfalutin adj. Affectedly genteel; pretentious; haughty; snobbish. [Written also {hifalutin}.] [informal] Syn: grandiose, hifalutin, hoity toity, la di da. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
highfalutin' — highfaluting highfaluting highfalutin highfalutin adj. Affectedly genteel; pretentious; haughty; snobbish. [Written also {hifalutin}.] [informal] Syn: grandiose, hifalutin, hoity toity, la di da. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Boasting — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Boasting >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 boasting boasting &c. >V. Sgm: N 1 boast boast vaunt crake| Sgm: N 1 pretense pretense pretensions Sgm: N 1 puff puff puffery … English dictionary for students
Hifalutin — Hi fa*lu tin, n. See {Highfaluting}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
