Definition of high-sounding

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High-sounding (a.) Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles..

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Fustian :: Fustian (n.) An inflated style of writing; a kind of writing in which high-sounding words are used,' above the dignity of the thoughts or subject; bombast..
Bombast :: Bombast (n.) Fig.: High-sounding words; an inflated style; language above the dignity of the occasion; fustian.
Sonorous :: Sonorous (a.) Impressive in sound; high-sounding.
Rant :: Rant (n.) High-sounding language, without importance or dignity of thought; boisterous, empty declamation; bombast; as, the rant of fanatics..
Rant :: Rant (v. i.) To rave in violent, high-sounding, or extravagant language, without dignity of thought; to be noisy, boisterous, and bombastic in talk or declamation; as, a ranting preacher..
Altiloquent :: Altiloquent (a.) High-sounding; pompous in speech.
High-sounding :: High-sounding (a.) Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as, high-sounding words or titles..
Bombast :: Bombast (a.) High-sounding; inflated; big without meaning; magniloquent; bombastic.
Altisonant :: Altisonant (a.) High-sounding; lofty or pompous.
Bombastical :: Bombastical (a.) Characterized by bombast; high-sounding; inflated.
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