hyperbolic, inflated
(adjective) enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; “a hyperbolic style”
inflated, high-sounding, high-flown
(adjective) pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); “high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school”; “a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
inflated (comparative more inflated, superlative most inflated)
Filled with air or fluid
Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
(economics): In a state of higher cost.
(figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)
(figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
Higher that the true figure
(filled with air, or expanded)
• bloated
• bulging
• expanded
• filled
• swelled
• swollen
• tumid
• turgid
(containing excessive words)
• bloated
• bombastic
• pompous
• deflated
inflated
simple past tense and past participle of inflate
Source: Wiktionary
In*flat"ed, a.
1. Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas.
2. Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style. Inflated and astrut with self-conceit. Cowper.
3. (Bot.)
Definition: Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or pericarp. Martyn.
4. Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices, etc.
In*flate", p. a. Etym: [L. inflatus, p.p. of inflare to inflate; pref. in- in + flare to blow. See Blow to puff wind.]
Definition: Blown in; inflated. Chaucer.
In*flate", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Inflated; p. pr. & vb. n. Inflating.]
1. To swell or distend with air or gas; to dilate; to expand; to enlarge; as, to inflate a bladder; to inflate the lungs. When passion's tumults in the bosom rise, Inflate the features, and enrage the eyes. J. Scott of Amwell.
2. Fig.: To swell; to puff up; to elate; as, to inflate one with pride or vanity. Inflate themselves with some insane delight. Tennyson.
3. To cause to become unduly expanded or increased; as, to inflate the currency.
In*flate", v. i.
Definition: To expand; to fill; to distend.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 June 2025
(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable
Coffee dates back to the 9th century. Goat herders in Ethiopia noticed their goats seem to be “dancing” after eating berries from a particular shrub. They reported it to the local monastery, and a monk made a drink out of it. The monk found out he felt energized and kept him awake at night. That’s how the first coffee drink was born.
