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Dictionary: puffed-up   (pŭft'ŭp')
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adj.
Displaying exaggerated dignity or self-importance; pompous.


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adjective

    Characterized by an exaggerated show of dignity or self-importance: grandiose, hoity-toity, pompous, pretentious, puffy, self-important. Informal highfalutin. See plain/fancy.

 
 
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