adjective
- intellectual, cultured, or pretentiously sophisticated; relating to or characteristic of highbrow interests or tastes
Usage: often used descriptively or critically; informal
Examples
- She has a highbrowed taste in classical music and literature.
- The museum's highbrowed collection appeals mainly to art scholars.
- His highbrowed comments about philosophy made the conversation difficult to follow.
- They attended a highbrowed film festival featuring experimental cinema.
- The critic's highbrowed approach to reviewing popular entertainment seemed unnecessarily snobbish.
- She found his highbrowed manner intimidating at first.