bloated

American  

[bloh-tid] / ˈbloʊ tɪd /

adjective

1. swollen; puffed up; overlarge.

2. excessively vain; conceited.

3. excessively fat; obese.

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bloated British  

/ ˈbləʊtɪd /

adjective

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

2. puffed up, as with conceit

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Other Word Forms

• bloatedness noun
• unbloated adjective

Etymology

Origin of bloated

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

Example Sentences

He felt it had some bloated bureaucracy that the new administration could fix.

From The Wall Street Journal

Companies like Amazon.com are slashing their corporate workforces back to levels not seen since the Covid pandemic, although it’s not clear if this is due to genuine AI improvements or using ‘AI-washing’ to cut bloated teams.

From Barron's

Critics say it shifts financial control away from politicians and into the hands of unaccountable arbitrators, which could lead to bloated labor costs.

From Los Angeles Times

A man emerged at the doorway in nothing but shorts, a bloated belly overhanging the open top where a button used to be.

From Literature

Jacquet had been linked with a transfer to Chelsea earlier this month but was reportedly put off the move by the competition for places at centre-back in the Blues' bloated squad.

From Barron's