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Definitions of overblown in English

Adjective(1) puffed up with vanity(2) past the stage of full bloom

Examples of overblown in English

(1) Yet, the New York Times fails to make that distinction and pretends that the the desperation was overblown .(2) In contrast, some of the other liberal arguments about the significance of this case seem tendentious and overblown .(3) It's passionate but not overblown or melodramatic.(4) Realistic threats may be exaggerated or overblown , in which case correct and balanced information can be used to reduce them.(5) It's an overblown solution, but probably politically necessary - and a sure sign of a dangerous vanity.(6) Yet it's not pretentiously overblown nor dragged down by fanboy baggage.(7) She saw Clint as an aging pretty-boy, a gifted entertainer with overblown artistic pretensions.(8) Many of the digital images in this overblown cautionary tale remind us of humanity's relatively insignificant place in the universe.(9) Humans show false strength with exaggerated postures and overblown words.(10) Sun-baked window displays were decked out with extravagant fairy lights and overblown decorations.(11) To say that the music is overblown and pretentious is rather an understatement.(12) Forget your preconceptions about opera - - it is not all about screaming voices and overblown melodrama.(13) Sometimes I read responses that seem overblown and pretentious, and they make me wince.(14) Successful operas have powerful, involving stories, even if they're overblown , rhetorical and, indeed, operatic.(15) In satire, things tend to be exaggerated and overblown for effect.(16) Their behaviour and pretensions were overblown but they put out a good deal of material that retains vitality more than 30 years later.

Related Phrases of overblown

(1) overblow ::

overblow

Related Phrases of overblown

(1) overblow ::

overblow

Synonyms

Adjective

2. florid ::

florid

3. grandiose ::

wamazwi

4. pompous ::

nezivatho

5. overelaborate ::

overelaborate

6. flowery ::

komhlana

7. overwrought ::

overwrought

8. pretentious ::

yimikhuba

9. high-flown ::

uqhagamshelwano lwetshiphu emsebenzi-asifumani

10. turgid ::

turgid

12. magniloquent ::

magniloquent

13. orotund ::

orotund

14. highfalutin ::

highfalutin

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