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

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Puffed-up jackets, laidback jeans, the odd flat cap, and a few baseball caps bearing the names of top stallions.

From BBC • Nov. 29, 2014

Puffed-up things are swollen by wind only, and the more they are inflated the hollower and emptier they are; and such a sharp point as Paul's saying shrivels them.

From Expositions of Holy Scripture: Romans Corinthians (To II Corinthians, Chap. V) by Maclaren, Alexander

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