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Definition of high-sounding adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

high-sounding

adjective
 
/ˈhaɪ saʊndɪŋ/
 
/ˈhaɪ saʊndɪŋ/
(often disapproving)
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  1. (of language or ideas) complicated and intended to sound important synonym pretentious
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