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OVERBLOWN
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Past the stage of full bloom
Example:
overblown roses
Classified under:
Similar:
mature (having reached full natural growth or development)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Puffed up with vanity
Example:
pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey
Synonyms:
grandiloquent; overblown; pompous; pontifical; portentous
Classified under:
Similar:
pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)
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