high horse
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.72 in modern English
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
An appearance or sense of smug superiority.
Example Sentences
- ""I tell you Miss Abbott, it's one thing for England and another for Italy. There we plan and get on high moral horses. here we find what asses we are, for things go off quite easily, all by themselves."
- "Lawrence would say no more, so I decided that I would descend from my high horse, and once more seek out Poirot at Leastways Cottage."