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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He later took aim at bloated government monopolies posing as state companies, furloughing tens of millions and courting foreign investors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
If the company doesn’t strike the right balance, it risks becoming just another bloated booking agency.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 11, 2026
A year into trying for Baby No. 2, I sat on the couch, bloated, at the end of my follicular phase.
From Slate ● Aug. 10, 2026
Elena Spaven, 25, can relate to the TikTok videos and says she feels "extremely bloated" during the second half of her cycle.
From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026
Ignatius pulled his flannel nightshirt up and looked at his bloated stomach.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
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