BLOATED


Meaning of BLOATED in English

bloat ‧ ed /ˈbləʊtəd, ˈbləʊtɪd $ ˈbloʊ-/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Origin: bloat 'to swell' (17-21 centuries) , from bloat 'swollen' (17-19 centuries) , perhaps from Old Norse blautr 'soft, swollen with liquid' ]

1 . full of liquid, gas, food etc, so that you look or feel much larger than normal:

a red bloated face

I feel really bloated after that meal.

2 . if you describe an organization as bloated, you mean that it is too big and does not work effectively:

the bloated state bureaucracy

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.