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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

Example Sentences

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Claudius comes across as a sinister puffed-up phony.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

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

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 he knew was that his body felt strange, like a puffed-up lump of bread dough right before it is punched back down.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill