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highfalutin'

highfalutin' 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 highfalutin'

comparativemore highfalutin'
superlativemost highfalutin'

Questions about highfalutin'

What is highfalutin' the alternative form of?
Highfalutin' is the alternative form of highfalutin.

Words near highfalutin' in the dictionary

  1. highest-velocity
  2. Highet
  3. Highett
  4. highfalooting
  5. highfalutin
  6. highfalutin'
  7. highfalutination
  8. highfaluting
  9. highfalutinism
  10. highfather
  11. highfathers

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