overswollen en · ADJ
Etymology
From over- + swollen.
Meanings
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Excessively swollen or puffed up.
He's scornful of her big, overswollen ego and her big overswollen movie ideas. But he'll scavenge off her leavings.
2012, C. Stephen Jaeger, Enchantment: On Charisma and the Sublime in the Arts of the West:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most overswollen | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more overswollen | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |