The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
High-toned \High"-toned`\, a. 1. High in tone or sound. [1913 Webster] 2. Elevated; high-principled; honorable. [1913 Webster] In whose high-toned impartial mind Degrees of mortal rank and state Seem objects of indifferent weight. --Sir W. Scott. 3. pretentious, pompous. [PJC]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
high-toned adj 1: pretentiously elegant; "a high-toned restaurant" [syn: high-class, high-toned]