Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
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- [puhf uhp]
- /pʌf ʌp/
- /pʌf ʌp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [puhf uhp]
- /pʌf ʌp/
Definitions of puffed-up word
- adjective puffed-up feeling self-important; arrogant; pompous. 1
- adjective puffed-up swollen; puffy. 1
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Parts of speech for Puffed-up
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
puffed-up popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for puffed-up
adj puffed-up
- boastful — If someone is boastful, they talk too proudly about something that they have done or that they own.
- hifalutin — pompous; bombastic; haughty; pretentious.
- hot stuff — a person or thing of exceptional interest or merit.
- hotshot — highly successful and aggressive: a hotshot lawyer; a hotshot account exec.
adjective puffed-up
- overblown — (of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown: an overblown rose.
See also
Matching words
- Words starting with p
- Words starting with pu
- Words starting with puf
- Words starting with puff
- Words starting with puffe
- Words starting with puffed
- Words starting with puffedu
- Words starting with puffedup
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