blown-up

[blohn-uhp]

adjective

1. (of a picture, photograph, image, etc.) enlarged.

2. damaged or destroyed by demolition, explosion, etc..

   blown-up bridges.

3. (of a ball, balloon, etc.) inflated.

4. overexpanded; unduly large.

   a blown-up sense of importance.

Word History and Origins

Origin of blown-up¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Related Words

• expanded 
• extended 
• inflated 
• intensified www.thesaurus.com
• magnified www.thesaurus.com
• swollen