high-flown lietuviškai

Paaiškinimas anglų kalba

• artificially formal "that artificial humility that her husband hated" "contrived coyness" "a stilted letter of acknowledgment" "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style "an exalted ideal" "argue in terms of high-flown ideals (Oliver Franks)" "a noble and lofty concept"
• pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals) "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school" "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style "an exalted ideal" "argue in terms of high-flown ideals" - Oliver Franks "a noble and lofty concept" "a grand purpose"