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hifalutin

 

Definitions from WordNet

Adjective hifalutin has 1 sense
  1. grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da - affectedly genteel
    Antonym: unpretentious (indirect, via pretentious)

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Term: Hifalutin

Definitions:

  1. (Adjective) Pompous or pretentious in speech, writing, or manner; high-flown; grandiose.
  2. (Noun) A person who speaks or behaves in a pompous or pretentious manner.

Sample Sentences:

  1. His hifalutin speech failed to impress the audience.
  2. She always talks in a hifalutin way, but lacks any substance.
  3. The author's hifalutin writing style made the novel difficult to understand.
  4. We couldn't stand listening to his hifalutin monologues anymore.
  5. Don't be such a hifalutin and just be yourself.

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