HyperDic: overblown

English > 2 senses of the word overblown:
ADJECTIVEalloverblown, grandiloquent, pompous, pontifical, portentouspuffed up with vanity
alloverblownpast the stage / stage of full bloom
overblown > pronunciation
Soundsow.verblow'n
Rhymesacetone ... zone: 126 rhymes with own...
English > overblown: 2 senses > adjective 1
MeaningPuffed up with vanity.
Example "overblown oratory"
Synonymsgrandiloquent, pompous, pontifical, portentous
Broaderpretentiousmaking claim to or creating an appearance of (often undeserved) importance or distinction
Spanishaltisonante, ampuloso, campanudo, grandilocuente, grandílocuo, hinchado, pomposo
Catalanaltiloqüent, altisonant, ampul·lós, campanut, grandil·loqüent, inflat, pompós
English > overblown: 2 senses > adjective 2
MeaningPast the stage / stage of full bloom.
Example"overblown roses"
BroadermatureHaving reached full natural growth or development
Spanishmarchito

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