BLOATED


Meaning of BLOATED in English

1.

If someone’s body or a part of their body is ~, it is much larger than normal, usually because it has a lot of liquid or gas inside it.

...the ~ body of a dead bullock...

His face was ~.

= swollen

ADJ

2.

If you feel ~ after eating a large meal, you feel very full and uncomfortable.

Diners do not want to leave the table feeling ~.

ADJ: v-link ADJ

3.

If you describe an organization as ~, you mean that it is larger and less efficient than it should be.

...its massive state apparatus and ~ bureaucracy.

ADJ: usu ADJ n

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