inflated
in.flat.ed aj 1: distended with air or gas 2: BOMBASTIC, EXAGGERATED 3:
expanded to an abnormal or unjustifiable volume or level 4a: being hollow
and distended 4b: open and swelled out or enlarged ended by gas or fluid
beyond normal size. INFLATED implies stretching to a point of tension with
danger of speedy collapse; FLATULENT implies a distension of the belly by
internally generated gases, and suggests figuratively something seemingly
full but actually without substance; TUMID stresses morbid enlargement by
swelling or bloating or figuratively verbosity and empty pretentiousness of
style; TURGID may differ from TUMID in implying a normal fullness or
distension; figuratively it suggests disorder and lack of emotional
restraint in style SYN syn INFLATED, FLATULENT, TUMID, TURGID mean dist