Associations to the word «Inflated»

Wiktionary

INFLATED, adjective. Filled with air or fluid
INFLATED, adjective. Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
INFLATED, adjective. (economics): In a state of higher cost.
INFLATED, adjective. (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)
INFLATED, adjective. (figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
INFLATED, adjective. Higher that the true figure
INFLATED, verb. Simple past tense and past participle of inflate

Dictionary definition

INFLATED, adjective. Enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "a hyperbolic style".
INFLATED, adjective. Pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution".

Wise words

Language is a process of free creation; its laws and principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even the interpretation and use of words involves a process of free creation.
Noam Chomsky