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inflated /ɪnˈfleɪtɪd /adjective1Distended through being filled with air or gas: a partially inflated balloon...- Then replace the punctured rear wheel with the inflated front wheel.
- His first design used a number of thin inflated tubes inside a leather cover.
- By the end of the day several inflated balloons will end up littering the far bank.
2Excessively or unreasonably high: inflated salaries...- The power has already been bought in advance at grossly inflated prices.
- Many younger workers are buying stock at vastly inflated prices.
- Number of cocaine use days prior to treatment was covaried to control for inflated anxiety levels due to higher cocaine use levels.
2.1Exaggerated: you have a very inflated opinion of your worth...- Ah, they're all about inflated self-importance, anyway.
- Then tougher legislation is announced to deal with the inflated problem.
- My prize goes to whoever wrote the ridiculously inflated press blurb.
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