·adj Flushed, inflated.
II. Flown ·p.p. of Fly.
III. Flown ·- ·p.p. of Fly;
— often used with the auxiliary verb to be; as, the birds are flown.
·adj Elevated; proud. II. High-flown ·adj Turgid; extravagant; bombastic; inflated; as, high-flown ...
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