bloated
Americanadjective
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swollen; puffed up; overlarge.
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excessively vain; conceited.
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excessively fat; obese.
adjective
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swollen, as with a liquid, air, or wind
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puffed up, as with conceit
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Origin of bloated
Example Sentences
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Bloated retirement assets are, of course, a good problem to have.
From Barron's • Mar. 5, 2026
Bloated and fatigued, I met him on a Saturday at a brewery equidistant from my apartment in Palms and his hotel in Century City.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 19, 2025
"Bloated, you've eaten too much and you just want to go and sleep," says Nicolas Doucet, head of Sony-owned studio Team Asobi.
From BBC • Sep. 6, 2024
Bloated glass dolphins peer up at you through googly eyes, as they circle the base of a trumpet vase, their oversized lips fanning out like palm fronds.
From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2021
It sways In the tree In the yard, This paper pig Bloated with Candies, this Pinata my father Bought and hung On a low branch.
From "Neighborhood Odes" by Gary Soto
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