grandiose, hifalutin, highfalutin, highfaluting, hoity-toity, la-di-da
(adjective) affectedly genteel
Source: WordNet® 3.1
highfalutin (comparative more highfalutin, superlative most highfalutin)
(informal) Self-important, pompous; arrogant or egotistical.
Synonyms: bombast, hoity-toity, pretentious
Said of people and writing.
highfalutin (uncountable)
(archaic) Pompous speech or writing.
Source: Wiktionary
2 April 2025
(adjective) secret or hidden; not openly practiced or engaged in or shown or avowed; “covert actions by the CIA”; “covert funding for the rebels”
The first coffee-house in Mecca dates back to the 1510s. The beverage was in Turkey by the 1530s. It appeared in Europe circa 1515-1519 and was introduced to England by 1650. By 1675 the country had more than 3,000 coffee houses, and coffee had replaced beer as a breakfast drink.
