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Definition of "puffed-up" []

  • Displaying exaggerated dignity or self-importance; pompous. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "puffed-up" in a sentence
  • "‘Be proud of your puffed-up pie’ « One Size Fits One"
  • "It struck me as a form of intellectual antler-clashing, literature as a battlefield in which puffed-up egos competed for the flag, and I had no interest in it."
  • "Yes, I understand that college sports is big business and that a puffed-up fair-trade concern may be lurking, but how can this possibly be given a priority that uses expensive resources which could be focused on real problems?"
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