Sekirov Dictionary

high and mighty

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 5

adjective2

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(figurative) Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.
- The high and mighty are to be found at the Fairlawn Country Club on pleasant afternoons.
- Ever since she was placed in the gifted program, she's become so high and mighty that no one wants to be near her.
(historical) A courtesy title applied to members of the States General of the Dutch Republic.

noun1

An arrogant or self-important person.

forms

high and mighties · higher and mightier · more high and mighty · highest and mightiest · most high and mighty

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