adj
(archaic) Synonym of all the rage (“very fashionable and popular”)
adj
High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
adj
Alternative form of altisonant [High-sounding; lofty or pompous.]
adj
(humorous) Lofty; very high.
adj
(US, African-American Vernacular) Conceited, uppity.
adj
(Scotland, now obsolete elsewhere) Habitable, liveable; hence delightful, pleasant, pleasing.
n
(obsolete) A dwelling; habitation; building.
n
One who engages in conspicuous consumption.
n
A public display of acquisition of possessions with the intention of gaining social prestige; excessive consumerism in order to flaunt one's purchasing power.
adj
(slang) Extravagant, luxurious.
adj
(Australia, colloquial, slang) Expensive.
n
An act needing great strength to complete
adj
Overly ostentatious; so colourful as to be in bad taste.
n
Lofty, pompous or bombastic speech or writing.
n
(politics) The use of military and economic means to influence the behavior or interests of other political bodies.
adj
(obsolete) Lofty; haughty.
n
Aggressive salesmanship.
adv
Synonym of hell-for-leather (“very fast”)
adj
Alternative form of highfalutin [(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.]
adj
Lofty, often to the point of arrogant, haughty, boastful, proud.
adj
(derogatory, idiomatic) Associated with the high church (the Church of England and other Anglican traditions, in reference to their "high" political position in England and "dry"/austere mode of worship), as opposed to the "low and slow" Evangelical party and the "broad and shallow" broad church.
adj
(idiomatic) Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.
adj
Alternative spelling of highfalutin [(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.]
n
(idiomatic) An appearance or sense of smug superiority.
adj
(archaic) inflated, as with conceit
adj
pretentiously eloquent; highly figurative
adj
Characteristic of a highflier; extravagant in conduct or opinion.
n
(slang) A person who acts in a superior manner.
adj
Having an elevated or moralistic tone; pompous.
adj
(archaic) Having a lofty spirit; haughty.
adj
Having a pretentious, high-class attitude
adj
(by extension) Very risky and daring.
adj
(US, informal) Alternative form of highfalutin [(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.]
adj
(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
adj
Alternative form of highfalutin [(US, informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.]
n
highfalutin language or behaviour
n
(idiomatic) An ambitious person, especially one who takes risks or has an extravagant lifestyle.
adj
Obsolete form of hoity-toity. [Pompous, self-important and snobbish; pretentious or affected, sometimes with the implication of displaying an air of ostentation or excessive fanciness]
adj
(obsolete) Giddy; merry; noisy.
adj
(slang) Excellent, cool.
adj
(Philippines) Ostentatiously extravagant, sometimes to the point of vulgarity.
adj
Having risen from a lowly station or an inferior position, often with a conceited or arrogant attitude.
n
(idiomatic) A position or situation in which one is spoiled and indulged.
adj
(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Lavish; liberal.
v
(simile) To live in luxury, in costly and comfortable surroundings.
adj
(obsolete, rare) lofty; proud; haughty
n
(informal) nickname for a tall (usually male) person
adv
(colloquial) A great deal; very much.
adj
(idiomatic, informal, slang) Fresh, cool, trendy, excellent.
n
The art or practice of successively outdoing a competitor.
n
(informal, uncountable) Strength, power, passion or effectiveness; clout.
v
(transitive) To exceed in craft or cunning; overpower by guile.
n
A display of ceremonial grandeur.
adj
(now rare) Having a dignified bearing; handsome, imposing.
adj
(chiefly US) Pretentious.
n
Show; ostentation; glory.
adj
(Of things) standing upwards as in the manner of a proud person; stately or majestic.
adj
(of a person) tense with excitement or enthusiasm
adj
Purse-proud; vain about one's wealth.
adj
Ostentatiously special; VIP
adj
(UK, Scotland, dialect) lucky; fortunate; thriving; plump
v
To produce an extravagant or ostentatious display.
adj
(dated) Inclined to go out on a spree, or characteristic of a spree.
n
A forceful or brutal person, usually a ruler or tyrant.
adv
(idiomatic, of a person) Imposingly, impressively; resolutely; manfully.
n
(originally US, idiomatic) A big job; a difficult challenge.
adj
(chiefly Britain, informal) Correct, satisfactory.
adj
(chiefly UK, informal) Of very high quality, tip-top.
adj
(humorous, dated) Haughty, hoity-toity, superior.
adj
Involving great strength or endurance.
adj
(UK, Australia, New Zealand, slang) Smug; arrogant; self-important and self-satisfied.
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