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hifalutin
adjective
informaluk /ˌhaɪ.fəˈluː.tɪn//ˌhaɪ.fəˈluː.tən/ us /ˌhaɪ.fəˈluː.tən/
highfalutin（highfalutin的美式拼写）
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Showing arrogance and conceit
(as) proud as Luciferidiom
airs and gracesidiom
arrogant
arrogantly
as if you owned the placeidiom
egoistic
egoistically
egomaniacal
egomaniacally
egotistic
patronizingly
pomposity
pompous
pompously
popinjay
swollen head
swollen-headed
talk down to someone
think the (whole) world revolves around youidiom
throw your weight aroundidiom
hifalutin | American Dictionary
hifalutin
adjective
infmlus/ˌhɑɪ·fəˈlu·tən/
highfalutin
Examples of hifalutin
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Simplicity means directness and conciseness in telling the story as well as an avoidance of hifalutin phrases, obsolete words and involved sentences.
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