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Meaning of high-flying | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Characteristic of a highflier; extravagant in conduct or opinion.

Equivalents

Suomi korkealentoinen

Polski ambitny zawrotny

Examples

“As a bright young engineering graduate in the early 2000s she worked for a year as a "high-flying" analyst at Merrill Lynch, before she quit in disgust to write a novel based on the experience.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

See also

high-frequency high-functioning high-gloss high-grade high-grown high-growth