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Webster 1913 Edition

High-sounding

High′-soundˊing

,

Adj.

Pompous; noisy; ostentatious;

as,

high-sounding

words or titles

.

Webster 1828 Edition

High-sounding

HIGH-SOUNDING

,

Adj.

Pompous; noisy; ostentatious; as high-sounding words or titles.