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adjective
- 1. stylish or superior: North American "an oasis of classily high-toned culture"
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The meaning of HIGH-TONED is high in social, moral, or intellectual quality. How to use high-toned in a sentence.
1. Rare. high in tone; high-pitched. 2. characterized by dignity, lofty moral or intellectual quality, high principles, etc. often used ironically or humorously. 3. US, Informal. of or imitating the manners, attitudes, etc. of the upper classes.
High-toned definition: having high principles; dignified.. See examples of HIGH-TONED used in a sentence.
1. having high principles; dignified. 2. having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement: a high-toned literary review. 3. affectedly stylish or genteel. [1770–80] Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
Definitions of high-toned. adjective. pretentiously elegant. “a high-toned restaurant”. synonyms: high-class. elegant. refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style.
having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement: He writes for a high-toned literary review.
High-toned definition: Intellectually, morally, or socially superior.
