" high-flown "

1: full of fine words and fancy expressions;

  * e.g., " ... gave a high-flown reply instead of a simple yes or no answer "

•  Synonyms : 

•  aureate,

•  florid,

•  flowery,

•  grandiloquent,

•  high-sounding,

•  highfalutin,

•  magnific,

•  ornate,

•  purple,

•  rhetorical

•  Antonyms : 

•  ineloquent,

•  low,

•  undignified

2: very dignified in form, tone, or style;

  * e.g., " ... high-flown speeches about the nobleness of their cause "

•  Synonyms : 

•  elevated,

•  eloquent,

•  formal,

•  lofty,

•  majestic,

•  stately,

•  towering

•  Antonyms : 

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