bloated (ˈbləʊtɪd
)
Definitions
adjective
- swollen, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- puffed up, as with conceit
bloat (bləʊt)
Definitions
verb
- to swell or cause to swell, as with a liquid, air, or wind
- to become or cause to be puffed up, as with conceit
- (tr) to cure (fish, esp herring) by half-drying in smoke
noun
- veterinary science an abnormal distention of the abdomen in cattle, sheep, etc, caused by accumulation of gas in the stomach
Word Origin
C17: probably related to Old Norse blautr soaked, Old English blāt paleUsage examples
Sonia wriggled herself away from him and pushed her bloated face towards Posy.
, TICKLED PINK (2002)Whatever any bloated biography might have in store, a growing readership seems to be lapping it up.
India Today (1998)Dr. Baban complains that the bloated bureaucracy has actually done little to improve health or education.
Globe and Mail (2003)Everyone wrote her off last year when she was photographed fat and bloated and very, very ill.
Sun, News of the World (2002)The front door of the house was smashed up; the kitchen furniture, cracked and bloated.
, STUART: A Life Backwards (2005)