Definitions

puffed-up

[puhft-uhp] / ˈpʌftˈʌp /

ADJECTIVE

pompous

Synonyms

WEAK

affected bloated boastful bombastic conceited flatulent flaunting flowery fustian grandiloquent grandiose high-and-mighty high-flown highfalutin hoity-toity imperious important inflated magisterial magniloquent narcissistic orotund ostentatious overbearing overblown pontifical portentous presumptuous pretentious puffy rhetorical self-centered self-important selfish showy sonorous stuck-up supercilious turgid uppity vain vainglorious windy

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puffed-up

A test for Mr. Pelley will be whether he dines out for the rest of his life on the, um, puffed-up version of his firing.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

Griffith was a puffed-up man of no amiable disposition; his fellow L.A. millionaire Alphonzo Bell, the developer of Bel-Air, mocked him as “the Prince of Wales.”

From Los Angeles Times ● May 6, 2026

One woman sits grinning idiotically at a huge, puffed-up pillow on her lap.

From Slate ● Jul. 21, 2025

However, when it neared the shore it turned out to be a puffed-up minke.

From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2023

Jack walks in with a puffed-up bag of popcorn.

From "The Sea in Winter" by Christine Day

puffed-up

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