puffed-up
Americanadjective
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feeling self-important; arrogant; pompous.
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swollen; puffy.
Example Sentences
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One woman sits grinning idiotically at a huge, puffed-up pillow on her lap.
From Slate • Jul. 21, 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
However, when it neared the shore it turned out to be a puffed-up minke.
From BBC • Apr. 20, 2023
Some have connected it to the word “buche,” Spanish for a bird’s crop — a space in the animal’s throat where it can store food, giving the animal a puffed-up appearance.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2021
Harry was still half blind, barely able to see anything through his puffed-up eyes.
From "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
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