inflated

(adjective, verb)

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