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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Mass layoffs, while painful for employees, have previously been greeted by investors as sensible cuts to a bloated workforce.
From Barron's • Apr. 24, 2026
She’s prescribed semaglutide for weight loss by her primary care physician, but six months later, she is nauseated most mornings, bloated after small meals, and losing an amount of weight she didn’t intend to lose.
From Slate • Mar. 22, 2026
"One of my most frequent tics is I clench my stomach and that makes me inhale air, which means that I'm constantly bloated," Smith says.
From BBC • Feb. 27, 2026
She recommends ensuring your LinkedIn headline isn’t vague, your About section isn’t bloated and your Experience section doesn’t read like a “resumé archive.”
From MarketWatch • Feb. 25, 2026
Covered with mosquito bites, my stomach bloated with custard and jelly, I could barely get out of bed.
From "Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood" by Trevor Noah
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