Meaning of INFLATED
| Pronunciation: | | in'fleytid
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- [adj] expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon"
- [adj] enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"
- [adj] increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy"
- [adj] (informal) pretentious; "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-flying dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
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| | Synonyms: | | blown up(p), blown-up(a), exaggerated, high-flown, high-flying, high-sounding, hyperbolic, increased, pretentious, raised(a) |
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| | Antonyms: | | deflated | | |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \In*flat"ed\, a.
1. Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a
balloon inflated with gas.
2. Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an
inflated style.
Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. --Cowper.
3. (Bot.) Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla,
nectary, or pericarp. --Martyn.
4. Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices,
etc.
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