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HIGHFALUTING
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Dictionary entry overview: What does highfaluting mean?
• HIGHFALUTING (adjective)
The adjective HIGHFALUTING has 1 sense:
1. affectedly genteel
Familiarity information: HIGHFALUTING used as an adjective is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Affectedly genteel
Synonyms:
grandiose; hifalutin; highfalutin; highfaluting; hoity-toity; la-di-da
Similar:
pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)
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