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high-falutin'

high-falutin' is the alternative form of highfalutin.

Meaning of highfalutin

Adjective

highfalutin (comparative more highfalutin, superlative most highfalutin)

  1. (US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
    • It's only a matter of time before some highfalutin developer builds a huge hotel and ruins the scenery.

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Forms of high-falutin'

comparativemore high-falutin'
superlativemost high-falutin'

Questions about high-falutin'

What is high-falutin' the alternative form of?
High-falutin' is the alternative form of highfalutin.

Words near high-falutin' in the dictionary

  1. high-endness
  2. high-energy
  3. high-entropy alloy
  4. high-entropy alloys
  5. high-falutin
  6. high-falutin'
  7. high-faluting
  8. high-fat
  9. high-fed
  10. high-fiber
  11. high-finished

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