high-sounding vs highfalutin

high-sounding

adj
  • Having an elevated or moralistic tone; pompous. 

  • Oratorial, sometimes to the point of sounding contrived. 

highfalutin

adj
  • Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical. 

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