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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

Example Sentences

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

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

"In fact, we look like we're peacefully and freely performing a big, fat show to a puffed-up and hateful power. The message is clear: they have no power over us!"

From BBC • Jun. 28, 2025

It’s a huge blow to his puffed-up brand.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 22, 2024

In laboratory experiments to characterize the MOF's drug-loading capability, the researchers observed that the puffed-up version took in more ibuprofen and 5-fluorouracil molecules than the chromium-containing framework with standard-sized pores.

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2024

All I could think of on that walk to Perilee’s were the puffed-up words of my latest installment to Mr. Miltenberger’s paper.

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson