overinflated

English

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌəʊvəɹɪnˈfleɪtɪd/
  • Rhymes: -eɪtɪd

Verb

overinflated

  1. simple past and past participle of overinflate

Adjective

overinflated (comparative more overinflated, superlative most overinflated)

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