Associations to the word «Highfalutin»
Wiktionary
HIGHFALUTIN, adjective. (US) (informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical; tending to show off or hold oneself in unduly high regard.
Dictionary definition
HIGHFALUTIN, adjective. Affectedly genteel.
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.