high-toned
or high-tone
[ hahy-tohnd ]
/ ˈhaɪˈtoʊnd /
adjective
having high principles; dignified.
having or aspiring to good taste, high standards, or refinement: He writes for a high-toned literary review.
affectedly stylish or genteel.
Origin of high-toned
First recorded in 1770–80
Words nearby high-toned
high-strung,
high-tech,
high-tension,
high-test,
high-ticket,
high-toned,
high-top,
high-up,
high-voltage,
high-water mark,
high-wire act
Example sentences from the Web for high-tone
You high-tone, kid-glove Eastern towerists want to watch out who you go calling destitute.
Free Air |Sinclair LewisCome on, boys, dem as wants to be high-tone and pass de time o' day with de Presydent, chip in.
British Dictionary definitions for high-tone
high-toned
adjective
having a superior social, moral, or intellectual quality
affectedly superior
high in tone