highbrowed

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highbrowed

Of or pertaining to heightened intellectualism or superior learning or culture; especially erudite or sophisticated; appealing or suited to highbrows. The film is by no means highbrowed, but it has an intelligent enough story and some compelling characters. After two degrees in literature, Stanley insists on reading only highbrowed books.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Helios	HEE-lee-os (English)	Greek Mythology
Myra	['mairə]
Lucifer	LOO-si-fər (English)	Judeo-Christian Legend
Asklepiades	-	Ancient Greek
Virginia	vər-JIN-yə (English), veer-JEE-nyah (Italian), beer-KHEE-nyah (Spanish)	English, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Swedish, Romanian, Ancient Roman
Warin	-	Ancient Germanic