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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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

As a result, the exoplanet has a "puffed-up" atmosphere that is especially ideal for analysis.

From Science Daily • Jan. 9, 2024

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

From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023

Hassan looked tired too—he’d lost weight and gray circles had formed under his puffed-up eyes.

From "The Kite Runner" by Khaled Hosseini

puffed-up

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