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Meaning of 'inflated' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inflated [ a.]
- Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas.
- Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style.
- Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp.
- Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.
2 . Inflated [ imp. & p. p.]
- of Inflate

Meaning of 'inflated' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inflated [ s]
Meaning (1):
- pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
Example in sentence:
  • a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution;
  • high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school
Meaning (2):
- enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
Example in sentence:
  • a hyperbolic style

Nearby Words:

infabricated infallibilist infallibility infallible infallibleness infallibly infame infamies infamize infamized

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