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What is another word for puffed-up?

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Adjective

Having a high opinion of oneself

Showy in speech, language or writing

Puffy or swollen in form or appearance

Exaggerated, or blown out of proportion

Raised in quantity, volume or degree

A state of elation

Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field

Intended to impress in a showy manner

Sore or tender, typically from injury

Confident in one's own abilities

To have become larger in size or degree

To have expressed in greater detail

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Adjective

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Having a high opinion of oneself

patronizing^US

patronising^UK

too big for your boots

wrapped up in oneself

too big for your breeches

pleased with yourself

think too highly of oneself

have an excessively high opinion of oneself

too big for your britches

think a lot of oneself

blowing one's own horn

phony^US

having a swelled head

wrapped up with oneself

snot-nosed

blowing one's own trumpet

phoney^UK

think one is the cat's pyjamas

think one is the cat's whiskers

think one is God's gift

like a cat that has swallowed the canary

like the cat that's got the cream

pontificating

loud

obnoxious

offensively self-assertive

looking after number one

throwing one's weight around

honourable^UK

honorable^US

turning up your nose at

looking down your nose at

throwing one's weight about

smart-assed^US

throwing weight around

not backwards in coming forwards

smart-arsed^UK

of preconceived ideas

crushing

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“Her puffed-up attitude peeped out of every boast.”

Adjective

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Showy in speech, language or writing

labored^US

laboured^UK

excessively ornamental

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“The professor said that puffed-up language was the way one who is pretentious chooses to speak to elevate themselves in the eyes of another.”

Adjective

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Puffy or swollen in form or appearance

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Adjective

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Exaggerated, or blown out of proportion

Adjective

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Raised in quantity, volume or degree

Adjective

A state of elation

beside oneself with happiness

delirious with happiness

on a high

hopped up

looking good

in a frenzy of delight

flying high

fired up

in transports of delight

beside oneself with joy

like a child with a new toy

as happy as a sandboy

energized^US

galvanized^US

energised^UK

galvanised^UK

enamoured^UK

enamored^US

revelling^UK

reveling^US

like a dog with two tails

bright-eyed and bushy-tailed

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Adjective

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Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy

Adjective

Given an undue amount of credit for quality or merit in a field

Adjective

Intended to impress in a showy manner

full of airs and graces

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Adjective

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Sore or tender, typically from injury

agonizing^US

agonising^UK

discoloured^UK

discolored^US

agonised^UK

agonized^US

feeling uncomfortable

playing up

giving someone gyp

giving someone trouble

paralyzing^US

paralysing^UK

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Adjective

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Confident in one's own abilities

comfortable in one's own skin

cool, calm and collected

not backward in coming forward

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Verb

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To have become larger in size or degree

Verb

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To have expressed in greater detail

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