high|brow

high|brow
high|brow «HY BROW», noun, adjective. Informal.
–n.
a person who cares, or claims to care, a great deal about knowledge and culture: »

There was the theatre (so much better than the highbrows asserted) (Hugh Walpole).

–adj.
of or fit for a highbrow; characteristic of a highbrow: »

To all who think vaguely of ballet as a highbrow affair of classical serenity (Punch).

[American English < high + brow]
high´brow´ism, noun.

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  • high-browed — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective 1. : having a high brow 2. : highbrow the high browed literary critics …   Useful english dictionary

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