Definition of High-sounding

1. Adjective. Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals). "A high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"

Exact synonyms: High-flown, Inflated
Language type: Colloquialism
Similar to: Pretentious

Medical Definition of High-sounding

1. Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of High-sounding

high-powered
high-pressure
high-pressure
high-pressure liquid chromatography
high-priced
high-principled
high-protein diet
high-ranking
high-resolution
high-resolution banding
high-resolution imaging
high-rise
high-risk
high-season
high-sounding (current term)
high-sounding (current term)
high-speed
high-speed steel
high-spirited
high-spiritedness
high-stepped
high-stepping
high-stomached
high-strength brass
high-strung
high-sudsing
high-tail
high-tech
high-tension
high-ticket(a)

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