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puffed up |
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ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms puffed up adjective swollen-headed, proud, high and mighty (informal), bigheaded (informal), full of yourself, too big for your boots He was too puffed up with his own importance. swollen-headed modest, humble, self-effacing How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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That immodest one hath long made the petty people greatly puffed up,--he who taught no small error when he taught: 'I--am the truth. Pittrino was puffed up with all the joy of a rehabilitation. Tis easy to be a friend to the prosperous, for it pays; 'tis not hard to be a friend to the poor, for ye get puffed up by gratitude and have your picture printed standing in front of a tenement with a scuttle of coal and an orphan in each hand. |
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