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high faluting

high faluting is the alternative spelling 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 faluting

comparativemore high faluting
superlativemost high faluting

Questions about high faluting

What is high faluting the alternative spelling of?
High faluting is the alternative spelling of highfalutin.

Words near high faluting in the dictionary

  1. high explosives
  2. high fade
  3. High Falls
  4. high falutin
  5. high falutin'
  6. high faluting
  7. high falution
  8. high fantasies
  9. high fantasy
  10. high fashion
  11. High Fens

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