Adjective: highfaluting ,hI-fu'loo-ting
Usage: informal
Usage: informal
- Affectedly genteel; to carry an air of affected importance; to be snobbish and haughty
"It might be a bit of an arty lifestyle, but it's not a highfaluting, fashionable life";
- grandiose, hifalutin [informal], highfalutin [informal], hoity-toity [informal], la-di-da [informal], lah-di-dah [informal], la-de-da [informal]
See also: pretentious