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
Anisim	-	Russian
Adam	A-dəm (English), a-DAWN (French), AH-dahm (German, Polish), AH:-dahm (Dutch), ah-DAHM (Russian, Ukrainian)	English, French, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Polish, Czech, Slovak, Russian, Ukrainia
Eudoxia	-	Ancient Greek
Xochipilli	-	Aztec and Toltec Mythology
TomÁŠ	-	Czech, Slovak
Yesenia	-	Spanish (Latin American)