Word of the Day
September 03, 2026
HIGHFALUTIN
- Something or someone described as highfalutin seems, or is trying to seem, great or important. // The authors’ research may have been impressive, but their paper was full of highfalutin jargon that ultimately obscured what they intended to say.
- (esp. of speech, writing, or ideas) Pompous or pretentious
- pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- pretentious, affected also HIFALUTIN, HIGHFALUTING [adj] / bombastic discourse [n -S]
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