high-minded
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Definition of high-minded
: marked by elevated principles and feelings also : pretentious too high-minded to read any fiction — Alfred Kazin
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affected, grandiose, highfalutin (also hifalutin), la-di-da, ostentatious, pompous, pretentious, snippy
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high-minded
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English Language Learners Definition of high-minded
: having or showing intelligence and a strong moral character
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