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  • 41Pride — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Pride >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 dignity dignity self respect mens sibi conscia recti =>(Vergil) GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 pride pride Sgm: N 2 haughtiness haughtiness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 2 high not …

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  • 42overblown — (adj.) late 15c., blown over, passed away, from verb overblow (late 14c.), from OVER (Cf. over) + BLOW (Cf. blow) (v.). Meaning inflated, puffed up (with vanity, etc.) is from 1864 …

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  • 43inflated — adjective 1) an inflated balloon Syn: blown up, aerated, filled, puffed up/out, pumped up; distended, expanded, engorged, swollen 2) inflated prices Syn: high, sky high, excessive …

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  • 44puffy — adj 1. gusty, blasty, blustery, squally; windy, breezy, airy. 2. short winded, panting, blowing, out of breath, breathless, winded, blown, exhausted, gasping, wheezing. 3. inflated, Obs. sufflated, swollen, distended, turgid, tumid, bulging,… …

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  • 45puffy — [adj] swollen billowy, bloated, blown, bulgy, distended, distent, enlarged, expanded, full, increased, inflamed, inflated, puffed up; concept 485 Ant. flat, tight, unswollen …

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  • 46bel|lied — «behsmh>eed», adjective. 1. having a belly, especially a big belly (used chiefly in combination): »bellied like a beast, big bellied. 2. blown or puffed out: »a bellied bottle, bellied sails …

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