/huy"flohn"/ , adj.
1. extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
2. pretentiously lofty; bombastic: We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory.
[ 1640-50 ]
Syn. 2. florid, flowery, magniloquent, grandiloquent.
/huy"flohn"/ , adj.
1. extravagant in aims, pretensions, etc.
2. pretentiously lofty; bombastic: We couldn't endure his high-flown oratory.
[ 1640-50 ]
Syn. 2. florid, flowery, magniloquent, grandiloquent.
Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012