high-faluting

A form of highfalutin — Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.

Meanings

adjectivehigh-faluting (comparative more high-faluting, superlative most high-faluting)

comparative more high-faluting · superlative most high-faluting

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of highfalutin.
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Chicago

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