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inflated
[ in-fley-tid ]
adjective
- distended with air or gas; swollen.
- puffed up, as with pride.
- turgid or bombastic:
his inflated prose.
- unduly increased in level:
inflated costs.
- Economics. unduly expanded in amount, value, or size; characterized by inflation.
- Botany. hollow and enlarged or swelled out:
inflated perianth.
Other Word Forms
- ·ڱĻ· adverb
- ·ڱĻ·Ա noun
- ܲd··ڱĻ adjective
- ܲi·ڱĻ adjective
Example Sentences
Such bots can secure multiple test slots and some companies have used this technology to resell driving test slots at inflated prices.
Trump is betting that many Americans, or at least the bulk of his supporters, will put up with inflated costs of foreign goods in the short term if it eventually brings more jobs.
While the opioid overdose crisis is real and tragic, the math used here is economically questionable and politically convenient, first by using an inflated valuation of death.
It was uncomfortable, and the pillows were inflated like balloons that wouldn’t squish when you laid on them, making for two sleepless nights.
But as they found glory at home and in Asia, their parent company was overstretching itself in an inflated property market.
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