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

Example Sentences

Netanyahu's Defence Minister Israel Katz has repeatedly taken to social media in recent days, posting videos of high-rise buildings in Gaza City being blown-up with the blunt message that this was just the start.

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Longnecker’s bedroom is decorated with blown-up photos of Miles, and its walls are covered with his ribbons, alongside her equestrian prizes.

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Large canvases by Celaya include blown-up snippets from his childhood notebook, surrounded by interpretations of waves and seascapes.

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KYIV, Ukraine — Soldiers fight in freezing, muddy trenches bombarded by artillery, or in warrens of burned and blown-up houses in urban combat.

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Soldiers fight in freezing, muddy trenches bombarded by artillery, or in warrens of burned and blown-up houses in urban combat.

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Related Words

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