High-toned

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  High-toned \High"-toned`\, a.
     1. High in tone or sound.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. Elevated; high-principled; honorable.
        [1913 Webster]


  
              In whose high-toned impartial mind
              Degrees of mortal rank and state
              Seem objects of indifferent weight.   --Sir W.
                                                    Scott.
  
     3. pretentious, pompous.
        [PJC]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  high-toned
       adj : pretentiously elegant; "a high-toned restaurant" [syn: {high-class}]