inflated: Meaning and Definition of

in•flat•ed

1. distended with air or gas; swollen.
2. puffed up, as with pride.
3. turgid or bombastic: his inflated prose.
4. unduly increased in level: inflated costs.
5. unduly expanded in amount, value, or size; characterized by inflation.
6. hollow and enlarged or swelled out: inflated perianth.