2. Adjective. Inflated; exaggerated ¹
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Definition of Overinflated
1. overinflate [v] - See also: overinflate
Lexicographical Neighbors of Overinflated
Literary usage of Overinflated
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Value for Money: The Hong Kong Budgetary Process by Alvin Rabushka (1976)
"A full answer would require a commission of inquiry." overinflated Estimating
and Underspending The broad view of public spending appears in Table 13; ..."
2. Marine Fire Prevention, Firefighting and Fire Safety: A Comprehensive (1994)
"One cause of difficulty in breathing is an overinflated breathing bag. If the
bag is overinflated, it will seem very hard. This problem can be corrected, ..."
3. The Network Revolution: Confessions of a Computer Scientist by Jacques Vallee (1982)
"Since computer programmers are, on the whole, a rather professional and dedicated
bunch with overinflated egos, I am very likely to take the last course and ..."
4. The U. S. Coal Industry, 1970-1990: Two Decades of Change (1994)
"If this technique is used, it is essential that the bag be flexible and be
prevented from becoming overinflated as the diver ascends. ..."
5. Papers and Proceedings of the Annual Meeting by American Economic Association (1915)
"Or they accepted the word of a fakir without proof, consequently a "public
speculative mad" brought on an overinflated and erratic market. ..."
6. Methodist Review (1898)
"... another Wesley and another Whitefield would arise to shake the world by means
of the simple truths that an overinflated humanity had supposed ..."
7. A Manual of physical diagnosis by Austin Flint (1917)
"As a result of these superimposed inspirations, with incomplete expiration, the
thorax is overinflated and assumes the form to be ..."
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