How do you pronounce high-flown?

high-flown is pronounced as /ˌhaɪ ˈfloʊn/.

🗣️high-flown

adjective

/ˌhaɪ ˈfloʊn/

Using fancy or pretentious language; lofty in style but often overblown.

The politician gave a high-flown speech full of promises.

pretentious, pompous, grandiose, lofty

simple, modest, plain

high-flown language, high-flown speech, high-flown rhetoric

relating to or supporting democracy or its principles; characterized by equality and freedom

causing anxiety, worry, or emotional distress

confused, unable to think clearly

Free from outside control; not depending on others.

Based on probability; involving chance or statistical likelihood.

relating to a case in grammar used for directly addressing someone