- bloated
- adjective
Date: 1667
1.
a. being much larger than what is warranted <a bloated estimate> b. inflated 1 <the novel is bloated with descriptions> 2. obnoxiously vain <a bloated ego>
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
bloated
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bloated — bloat‧ed [ˈbləʊtd ǁ ˈbloʊ ] adjective COMPUTING software that is bloated uses too much of a computer s memory, and does not work in an efficient way: • The reviewer thought that the software was too bloated and inelegant. * * * bloated UK US… … Financial and business terms
Bloated — Bloat ed (bl[=o]t [e^]d), p. a. Distended beyond the natural or usual size, as by the presence of water, serum, etc.; turgid; swollen; as, a bloated face. Also, puffed up with pride; pompous. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bloated — index inflated (enlarged) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bloated — overgrown, 1660s, pp. adjective from BLOAT (Cf. bloat) (v.). Figurative sense by 1711 … Etymology dictionary
bloated — [[t]blo͟ʊtɪd[/t]] 1) ADJ GRADED If someone s body or a part of their body is bloated, it is much larger than normal, usually because it has a lot of liquid or gas inside it. ...the bloated body of a dead bullock... His face was bloated. Syn:… … English dictionary
bloated — bloat|ed [ˈbləutıd US ˈblou ] adj [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: bloat to swell (17 21 centuries), from bloat swollen (17 19 centuries), perhaps from Old Norse blautr soft, swollen with liquid ] 1.) full of liquid, gas, food etc, so that you look or… … Dictionary of contemporary English
bloated — bloat|ed [ bloutəd ] adjective 1. ) swollen because of containing a large amount of liquid or gas: Her face looked pale and bloated. 2. ) having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach after eating or drinking too much 3. ) a bloated… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
bloated — adjective full of liquid, gas, food etc, so that you look or feel much larger than normal: They ve fished a bloated carcass out of the river. | I feel really bloated after that meal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
bloated — UK [ˈbləʊtɪd] / US [ˈbloʊtəd] adjective 1) swollen because of containing a large amount of liquid or gas Her face looked pale and bloated. 2) having an uncomfortable feeling in your stomach after eating or drinking too much 3) a bloated… … English dictionary
bloated — /ˈbloʊtəd / (say blohtuhd) adjective 1. swollen: bloated features. 2. suffering from flatulence. 3. suffering from excessive size: a bloated bureaucracy …
