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high-lying

high-lying adjective: higher than nearby areas.

Adjective

high-lying (comparative higher-lying, superlative highest-lying)

  1. Higher than nearby areas.
    Antonyms:
    low-lying

Antonyms of high-lying

Forms of high-lying

comparativehigher-lying
superlativehighest-lying

Questions about high-lying

What does high-lying mean?
High-lying means higher than nearby areas.
What part of speech is high-lying?
High-lying is an adjective.

Words near high-lying in the dictionary

  1. high-lift devices
  2. high-living
  3. high-low
  4. high-low split
  5. high-lows
  6. high-lying
  7. high-maintenance
  8. high-marking
  9. high-masking
  10. high-melting
  11. high-minded

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