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puffed-up

[ puhft-uhp ]

/ ˈpʌftˈʌp /

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adjective

feeling self-important; arrogant; pompous.

swollen; puffy.

Words nearby puffed-up

puff pastry, puff piece, puff-puff, puffball, puffbird, puffed-up, puffer, puffery, puffin, puffin crossing, puffy

Example sentences from the Web for puffed-up

Neither author, for instance, subjected readers to puffed-up cartoon versions of themselves sporting a tricorn hat.

Rush Limbaugh Has No Business Teaching History to Our Kids |Michelle Cottle |September 10, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
He is nothing but a puffed-up balloon, held down by his big feet.

Acres of Diamonds |Russell H. Conwell
He wanted very much to tell Raymond that he was a little grouch and Weir that he looked like a puffed-up toad.

The Young Pitcher |Zane Grey
And we are hard-headed Yankees at our bargainings; many a puffed-up celebrity loses his puffiness at our doors!

Adventures In Friendship |David Grayson

And yet she was never conceited or puffed-up, as some good-looking and accomplished people are apt to be.

The Sleeping Beauty |C. S. Evans
You know what a puffed-up man he is, and how easily you can cause his vanity to take the alarm.

Our Mutual Friend |Charles Dickens