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

The automaker was working to reduce bloated inventories in the U.S. last year that included cutting production.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

So far, Milei has shrunk the country’s bloated government bureaucracy and ruthlessly cut public spending, which has caused painful job losses but also tamed runaway inflation.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

As Latin American countries can attest, these experiments often start with noble intentions and end with scandals, bloated payrolls and empty shelves.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

Mr. Cuomo’s 2021 tax hike, like others before it, didn’t solve the state’s chronic fiscal problems, which stem from bloated welfare programs and rich benefits for government workers.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal

This spans from environmental worries about landfills bloated with plastic, to health anxieties about microplastics scientists say are harmful to humans.

Read more on The Wall Street Journal