Meaning of the word high-flown in English

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high-flown

US /ˈhaɪˌfloʊn/
UK /ˈhaɪˌfləʊn/

Adjective

extravagant and pretentious in speech or writing

Example:
His speech was full of high-flown rhetoric that failed to impress the audience.
She dismissed his high-flown ideas as impractical.