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overinflated en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • /ˌəʊvəɹɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ (UK)

Meanings

  1. Inflated; exaggerated
    • As a callow sixth-former with an overinflated sense of my own poetic importance, I was in need of friendly advice and encouragement. 2009 January 29, “Obituary letter: John Fairfax”, in The Guardian:

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most overinflated Degree=Sup lexicographic
more overinflated Degree=Cmp lexicographic

overinflated en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˌəʊvəɹɪnˈfleɪtɪd/ (UK)

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of overinflate
    form of overinflate