Meaning

2 senses
  1. (figuratively)Overbearingly arrogant; ostentatiously self-important or self-aggrandizing.

    The high and mighty are to be found at the Fairlawn Country Club on pleasant afternoons.

    Ever since she was placed in the gifted program, she's become so high and mighty that no one wants to be near her.

    великий и могучийvelikij i mogučij

  2. (historical)A courtesy title applied to members of the States General of the Dutch Republic.

    hochmögend

Examples

7 sentences
  1. Don't get all high and mighty.

  2. Don't get high and mighty with me.

  3. Just what makes you so high and mighty?

  4. Since when did you become so high and mighty?

  5. Don't talk in such a high and mighty way.

    ruНе говори с таким высокомерием. — Karok

Translations

4 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
overbearingly arrogant:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
courtesy title:

Forms

higher and mightier/more high and mighty, highest and mightiest/most high and mighty

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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