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highflying

or 󾱲-ڱ·Բ

[ hahy-flahy-ing ]

adjective

  1. moving upward to or along at a considerable height:

    highflying planes.

  2. extravagant or extreme in aims, opinions, etc.; unduly lofty:

    highflying ideas about life.

  3. having a high cost or perceived value:

    the highflying glamour stocks.



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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of highflying1

First recorded in 1575–85; high + flying
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The Tory leader helped his mum in her pharmacy, but his first paid job was a waiter in a restaurant, before university and then a highflying career in finance.

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Led by Julius Erving and his Afro and spectacular dunks, the 76ers were the squad of highflying hoopers with bombastic, individual styles of play.

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After all, they have to go up against the highflying UW offense in practice.

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Indeed, the highflying Oilers had just two shots in the second period despite three power play chances.

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My high school science teacher, who staffed a gun tub on a Liberty ship in World War II, once mistook Venus for a highflying enemy airplane and tried to shoot it down.

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