Definition of 'inflated'
adjective
1.
His offence had been to quote inflated prices.
2.
inflated notions of romance
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inflated in American English
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inflated in American English
(ɪnˈfleitɪd)
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inflatedly adverb
inflatedness
noun
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[1645–55; inflate + -ed2]Examples of 'inflated' in a sentence
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Synonyms of 'inflated'
blown-up, pumped-up, filled-up, aerated
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