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highflying

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high·fly·ing  (hflng)
adj.
1. Rising to a great height.
2. Unusually extravagant, affected, or ambitious.
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Adj.1.highflying - moving upward or along at a considerable height; "some highflying fighter pilot fired a cannon shell into it"
ascending - moving or going or growing upward; "the ascending plane"; "the ascending staircase"; "the ascending stems of chickweed"
2.highflying - extravagant or ambitious or extreme in aims or opinions; "they did not understand what had happend at the once highflying company"
unrestrained - not subject to restraint; "unrestrained laughter"


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While most of the work, especially a bouncy male solo perfect for the highflying Randy Herrera, takes a quick, happy tone, the most interesting choreography comes in the pas de deux called "Canzonetta" (a musical term that defines the light, airy song that accompanies this section).
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