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Highfalutin

Adjective
Word Frequency: 0.0

Definitions

1.AdjectiveSelf-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
"It's only a matter of time before some highfalutin developer builds a huge hotel and ruins the scenery.; That one Cajun that moved to Austin is too highfalutin to come back to Livingston Parish. He's over there with that mean bread lady!; His speech was very highfalutin."
2.NounPompous speech or writing.

Synonyms

pretentioushoity-toitygrandiosehifalutinhighfalutingla-di-dahigh-falutin'highfalootinghigh-soundinghigh and mightyinflatedtoplofty

Rhymes With

mutonluteinplutonglutensir isaac newtoncorn glutenparachute inbooten
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