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high and mighties

high and mighties is the plural of high and mighty.

Meaning of high and mighty

Noun

high and mighty (plural high and mighties)

  1. (idiomatic) An arrogant or self-important person.
    • My connection with these high-and-mighties ought to be purely professional, and so, in a manner, it is, but on the top of it I find myself drawn into a full-blooded, old haunted house mystery that takes me clean out of my depth.1923, Ernest Bramah [pseudonym; Ernest Brammah Smith], “(please specify the page)”, in The Eyes of Max Carrados, London: Grant Richards, →OCLC

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What is high and mighties the plural of?
High and mighties is the plural of high and mighty.

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