high-sounding

Adjective
  1. Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) (synset 301856374)
    "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: pretentious - making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
    same as: high-flown, inflated

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