highfalutin in English

adjective
1
(especially of speech, writing, or ideas) pompous or pretentious.
you don't want any highfalutin jargon
adjective

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1. You may think I am a little highfalutin.

2. This isn't highfalutin art-about-art. It's marvellous and adventurous stuff.

3. 13 This isn't highfalutin art-about-art. It's marvellous and adventurous stuff.

4. The president gave highfalutin reasons for denying direct federal assistance to the unemployed.

5. It is a mistake to use highfalutin language when you advertise to uneducated people.

6. Despite all of the highfalutin gadgets, intelligence for the most part was extremely poor.

7. Also known as an alley cat or a mutt. You aren't given to highfalutin' ways, but you're accessible and popular.

8. Thus, when awards time arrives, the old inferiority complexes become a factor and decisions often go in vaguely highfalutin directions.