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
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
I recognised well that purple face,—those bloated features.
From "Jane Eyre" by Charlotte Brontë
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