high-flown, adj.
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
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elevated exalted grand high-flown high-minded idealistic lofty noble-minded rarefied rarified sublime
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"an exalted ideal""argue in terms of high-flown ideals"- Oliver Franks
"a noble and lofty concept"
"a grand purpose"
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pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
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high-flown high-sounding inflated
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"high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school""a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"