bloated

[bloh-tid]

adjective

1. swollen; puffed up; overlarge.

2. excessively vain; conceited.

3. excessively fat; obese.

bloated

/ ˈbləʊtɪd /

adjective

1. swollen, as with a liquid, air, or wind

2. puffed up, as with conceit

Other Word Forms

• bloatedness noun
• unbloated adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of bloated¹

First recorded in 1655–65; bloat + -ed ²

Example Sentences

"She had a bloated abdomen, was irritable and unable to eat anything because the foetuses were squashing her stomach," Dr Anand said.

From BBC

Blockbusters can be "bloated" and "boring", he adds, plucking out 2017's Transformers: The Last Knight as an example.

From BBC

Some are open to the elements, revealing bloated and mutilated remains of those who were killed here.

From BBC

This ‘One Big Beautiful Bill Act’ has managed to mess up both and would create a more bloated government.

From Los Angeles Times

Nasa's critics say that since then the space agency has become a bloated, unfocussed bureaucracy which routinely goes massively over budget in its space missions and wastes taxpayer's money.

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