"high-flying" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more high-flying [comparative], most high-flying [superlative]
Rhymes: -aɪɪŋ Etymology: high + flying Etymology templates: {{compound|en|high|flying}} high + flying Head templates: {{en-adj}} high-flying (comparative more high-flying, superlative most high-flying)
  1. Characteristic of a highflier; extravagant in conduct or opinion. Synonyms: highflying Translations (extravagant in conduct or opinion): korkealentoinen (Finnish), ambitny (Polish), zawrotny (Polish)
    Sense id: en-high-flying-en-adj-zbGA6EMK Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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