inflated
adjective
1. enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness
Similar word(s): increased, hyperbolic
2. pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals)
Similar word(s): pretentious
Sentences with inflated as an adjective:
- The inflated balloons danced in the breeze.
- His inflated belly looked uncomfortable.
- His inflated prices made the vendor unpopular.
- The inflated speech did not impress the audience.
- inflated incidence figures
verb
1. simple past tense and past participle of inflate