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OVERBLOWN

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Past the stage of full bloom

Example:

overblown roses

Classified under:

Adjectives

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:

Adjectives

Similar:

pretentious (making claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction)

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