Highfaluting
adj
adj ·Uncommon ·Advanced level
Definitions
Adjective
- 1 Alternative spelling of highfalutin. alt-of, alternative
Adjective
- 1 affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty wordnet
Example
More examples"I think that the Star Trek franchise has a message that outer space will not be just like a "psychedelic experience," but will have a more mundane level to which we as ordinary folk can relate. Movies like Close Encounters of the Third Kind and more recently, Arrival, make aliens and outer space seem more highfaluting. I was born in the same year that Star Trek first appeared on television, so it must be important."
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