HIGH AND MIGHTY

Meaning of HIGH AND MIGHTY in English

(informal)

SELF-IMPORTANT, condescending, patronizing, disdainful, supercilious, superior, snobbish, snobby, haughty, conceited, above oneself; informal stuck-up, snooty, hoity-toity, la-di-da, uppity; Brit. informal toffee-nosed.

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HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — adjective Date: 1654 arrogant , imperious
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : characterized by arrogance : imperious rivermen … who had been high-and-mighty now were sitting on drift logs, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — — high-and-mightiness , n. /huy"euhn muy"tee, -euhnd-/ , adj. haughty; arrogant.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH AND MIGHTY — 1. in a self-important, grandiose, or arrogant manner: They talk high and mighty, but they owe everyone in town. 2. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH AND MIGHTY — arrogant, boastful
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — Date: 1654 : arrogant , imperious
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — Function: adjective Date: 1654 : ARROGANT , IMPERIOUS
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
HIGH AND MIGHTY — informal arrogant. → high
Concise Oxford English vocab
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — [high-and-mighty] adj (1654): characterized by arrogance: imperious
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — high-and-mighty BrE AmE ˌha ɪ ‿ən ˈmaɪt i ◂ ⇨-əm- AmE \ -ˈmaɪt̬ i
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
HIGH AND MIGHTY — ( informal ) behaving as though you think you are more important than other people
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH AND MIGHTY — If you describe someone as high and mighty , you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be very …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH AND MIGHTY — If you describe someone as ~, you disapprove of them because they consider themselves to be very important and are …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
HIGH AND MIGHTY — Synonyms and related words : U, aggrandized, apotheosized, aristocratic, awesome, beatified, big, canonized, deified, dictatorial, elevated, elitist, eminent, ennobled, enshrined, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn't invited to the …
Slang English vocab
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — Function: adjective Synonyms: PROUD 1, arrogant, cavalier, disdainful, haughty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, supercilious, superior
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — adjective Synonyms: proud 1, arrogant, cavalier, disdainful, haughty, insolent, lordly, overbearing, supercilious, superior
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — {adj.}, {informal} Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. * /John wasn't invited to the …
Словарь английских идиом
HIGH AND MIGHTY — arrogant He has a high and mighty attitude to all of his employees.
English Idioms vocab
HIGH AND MIGHTY — better than other people, snobbish, upper crust After she married the judge, she acted kind of high and mighty.
English Idioms vocabulary
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — adj. , informal Feeling more important or superior to someone else; too proud of yourself. John wasn't invited to the …
American Idioms English vocabulary
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — a заносчивый, чванливый
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH AND MIGHTY — Высокомерный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
HIGH AND MIGHTY — надменный, высокомерный, заносчивый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH AND MIGHTY — надменный, высокомерный, заносчивый
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — [adj.] заносчивый, чванливый
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — a заносчивый, чванливый
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный
English-Russian Online Dictionary
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Англо-Русский словарь английских идиом
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Англо-Русский словарь идиом
HIGH-AND-MIGHTY — a заносчивый, чванливый
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
HIGH AND MIGHTY — высокомерный, надменный
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MIGHTY — I. adjective (mightier; -est) Date: before 12th century possessing might ; powerful , accomplished or characterized by might , great …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
HIGH — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) high blood pressure Aswan High Dam High Commission Court of High Court of Admiralty …
Английский словарь Британика
MIGHTY — I. ˈmīd.]ē, -īt], ]i\ adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English mihtig, from miht might + -ig …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
HIGH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MIGHTY — — mightiness , n. /muy"tee/ , adj., mightier, mightiest , adv. , n. adj. 1. having, characterized by, or showing …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
HIGH — /huy/ , adj., higher, highest , adv., higher, highest , n. adj. 1. having a great or considerable extent or …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MIGHTY — I. ˈmī-tē adjective ( might·i·er ; -est ) Date: before 12th century 1. : possessing might : powerful 2. : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
HIGH — I. ˈhī adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English hēah; akin to Old High German hōh high, Lithuanian kaukaras hill …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MIGHTY — adv in a great degree; very. 2. mighty ·noun a warrior of great force and courage. 3. mighty ·noun possessing …
Webster English vocab
HIGH — vi to hie. 2. high ·noun the highest card dealt or drawn. 3. high ·noun people of rank or high …
Webster English vocab
MIGHTY — [mighty] adj might.i.er ; -est (bef. 12c) 1: possessing might: powerful 2: accomplished or characterized by might "a ~ thrust" …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — [high] adj [ME, fr. OE heah; akin to OHG hoh high, Lith kaukaras hill] (bef. 12c) 1 a: having large …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
HIGH — high BrE AmE haɪ ▷ higher ˈha ɪ ‿ə AmE ˈhaɪ‿ ə r ▷ highest ˈha ɪ ‿ɪst əst ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MIGHTY — / ˈmaɪti; NAmE / adjective , adverb ■ adjective ( might·ier , mighti·est ) 1. (especially literary ) very strong …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
MIGHTY — I. might ‧ y 1 /ˈmaɪti/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative mightier , superlative mightiest ) literary very strong and …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
HIGH — I. high 1 S1 W1 /haɪ/ BrE AmE adjective ( comparative higher , superlative highest ) [ Word Family: noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
MIGHTY — adj. & adv. --adj. (mightier, mightiest) 1 powerful or strong, in body, mind, or influence. 2 massive, bulky. 3 colloq. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
HIGH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MIGHTY — adj. & adv. adj. (mightier, mightiest) 1 powerful or strong, in body, mind, or influence. 2 massive, bulky. 3 colloq. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
HIGH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MIGHTY — adj. & adv. --adj. (mightier, mightiest) 1. powerful or strong, in body, mind, or influence. 2 massive, bulky. 3 colloq. …
Oxford English vocab
HIGH
Oxford English vocab
MIGHTY — ( mightier, mightiest) 1. Mighty is used to describe something that is very large or powerful. ( LITERARY ) There …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
HIGH
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary

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