high-flown

Adjective

• of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
  • an exalted ideal
    
  • argue in terms of high-flown ideals- Oliver Franks
    
  • a noble and lofty concept
    
  • a grand purpose
    

• pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
  • high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
    
  • a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  high-sounding , inflated