overblown
(adjective) past the stage of full bloom; “overblown roses”
grandiloquent, overblown, pompous, pontifical, portentous
(adjective) puffed up with vanity; “a grandiloquent and boastful manner”; “overblown oratory”; “a pompous speech”; “pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey”- Newsweek
Source: WordNet® 3.1
overblown (comparative more overblown, superlative most overblown)
Of exaggerated importance; too heavily emphasized, hyped, etc.
• inflated
overblown
past participle of overblow
• blown over
Source: Wiktionary
O`ver*blow", v. i.
1. To blow over, or be subdued. [R.] Spenser.
2. (Mus.)
Definition: To force so much wind into a pipe that it produces an overtone, or a note higher than the natural note; thus, the upper octaves of a flute are produced by overblowing.
O`ver*blow", v. t.
Definition: To blow away; to dissipate by wind, or as by wind. When this cloud of sorrow's overblown. Waller.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
Espresso is both a coffee beverage and a brewing method that originated in Italy. When making an espresso, a small amount of nearly boiling water under pressure forces through finely-ground coffee beans. It has more caffeine per unit volume than most coffee beverages. Its smaller serving size will take three shots to equal a mug of standard brewed coffee.
