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Definition of High-toned
1. Adjective. Pretentiously elegant. "A high-toned restaurant"
Definition of High-toned
1. Adjective. Having a pretentious, high-class attitude ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of High-toned
Literary usage of High-toned
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Speeches, Correspondence and Political Papers of Carl Schurz by Carl Schurz (1913)
"What a blessing a good, strong, searching but high-toned opposition would be to
Cleveland's Administration and to the cause of good government! ..."
2. A Biographical History of Lancaster County: Being a History of Early by Alexander Harris (1872)
"... deportment was high-toned and manly; and never complained, nor allowed any
one to trifle with his ministerial character." HIBSHMAN, HENRY, was elected a ..."
3. A Woman's Story of Pioneer Illinois by Christiana Holmes Tillson (1919)
"I regret that I have not the power within me to give a more high-toned record,
but as that gift is not, and the subject not a soul-inspiring one, ..."
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