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hifalutinor hi·fa·lu·tin' [ hahy-fuh-loot-n ] / ˌhaɪ fəˈlut n / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hifalutin ON THESAURUS.COM
Words nearby hifalutinHieronymic, Hieronymite, Hieronymus, hierophant, hierurgy, hifalutin, hi-fi, Higashiosaka, Higashiyama, Higgins, Higginson Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hifalutinHe said at the time that he knew she'd bring him bad luck—she being his thirteenth—and she did, she was that hifalutin. The Lions of the Lord|Harry Leon Wilson It really was like sweating blood to try to talk reason into one so hopelessly unpractical and hifalutin as Sophy. Shadows of Flames|Amelie Rives He has no useless flourish in his manner, and none of the 'hifalutin' in his style. Music and Some Highly Musical People|James M. Trotter "That's her hifalutin way of putting on the dog, nurse," Doctor Parris grinned wickedly. Old Mr. Wiley|Fanny Greye La Spina
Nor, Im jes er plain ole biznes man,—I ain got no fightin sense like dese rip snortin, hifalutin solger boys. Bypaths in Dixie|Sarah Johnson Cocke
British Dictionary definitions for hifalutin
adjectivea variant spelling of highfalutin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hifalutinbombastic, pretentious, cocky, exultant, pompous, arrogant, big, conceited, egotistic, egotistical, know-it-all, puffed-up, smart-alecky, snooty, stuck-up, swanky, vainglorious, windbag, crowing, full of hot air |