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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The war-induced price rises have come at an opportune moment for the company, which is also trying to slash its bloated net debt.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 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
Her immediate, reeling perception was of a radical, Picasso-like perspective in which tears, rimmed and bloated eyes, wet lips and raw, unblown nose blended in a crimson moistness of grief.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
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