puffed-up

[ puhft-uhp ]

/ ˈpʌftˈʌp /

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adjective

feeling self-important; arrogant; pompous.

swollen; puffy.

Words nearby puffed-up

Pufendorf, puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin, puffin crossing, puff paste

Example sentences from the Web for puffed-up

Neither author, for instance, subjected readers to puffed-up cartoon versions of themselves sporting a tricorn hat.
Rush Limbaugh Has No Business Teaching History to Our Kids|Michelle Cottle|September 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He is nothing but a puffed-up balloon, held down by his big feet.
Acres of Diamonds|Russell H. Conwell
He wanted very much to tell Raymond that he was a little grouch and Weir that he looked like a puffed-up toad.
The Young Pitcher|Zane Grey
And we are hard-headed Yankees at our bargainings; many a puffed-up celebrity loses his puffiness at our doors!
Adventures In Friendship|David Grayson

And yet she was never conceited or puffed-up, as some good-looking and accomplished people are apt to be.
The Sleeping Beauty|C. S. Evans
You know what a puffed-up man he is, and how easily you can cause his vanity to take the alarm.
Our Mutual Friend|Charles Dickens

单词	puffed-up
释义	puffed-up [ puhft-uhp ] / ˈpʌftˈʌp / SEE SYNONYMS FOR puffed-up ON THESAURUS.COM adjective feeling self-important; arrogant; pompous. swollen; puffy. Words nearby puffed-up Pufendorf, puff, puff adder, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin, puffin crossing, puff paste Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for puffed-up Neither author, for instance, subjected readers to puffed-up cartoon versions of themselves sporting a tricorn hat. Rush Limbaugh Has No Business Teaching History to Our Kids\|Michelle Cottle\|September 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST He is nothing but a puffed-up balloon, held down by his big feet. Acres of Diamonds\|Russell H. Conwell He wanted very much to tell Raymond that he was a little grouch and Weir that he looked like a puffed-up toad. The Young Pitcher\|Zane Grey And we are hard-headed Yankees at our bargainings; many a puffed-up celebrity loses his puffiness at our doors! Adventures In Friendship\|David Grayson And yet she was never conceited or puffed-up, as some good-looking and accomplished people are apt to be. The Sleeping Beauty\|C. S. Evans You know what a puffed-up man he is, and how easily you can cause his vanity to take the alarm. Our Mutual Friend\|Charles Dickens Words related to puffed-up affected, bloated, boastful, bombastic, conceited, flatulent, flaunting, flowery, fustian, grandiloquent, grandiose, high and mighty, high-flown, hoity-toity, imperious, important, inflated, magisterial, magniloquent, narcissistic
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puffed-up

adjective

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