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adj. - Past the stage of full bloom; Puffed up with vanity.

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Usage examples (35)
  • overblown roses
  • Despite what he calls overblown fears of a double-dip recession, Cardillo predicts the U.S.
  • You will see heroes swinging about in overblown wirework, zooming to and fro like marionettes being carried by an eight-year-old child.
  • Well Mr. Prime Minister, if this is "overblown" - you obviously MUST agree with it!
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