I. ˈblōd.ə̇d, -ōtə̇d adjective
Etymology: from past. participle of obsolete bloat to cure (a herring) by a process that leaves it comparatively soft and moist, from obsolete bloat, adjective, cured in such a way as to be comparatively soft and moist, from Middle English blote soft and moist, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse blotna to become soft, lose courage, blautr soft, weak, soaked
of a fish : cured by a process involving salting and smoking that leaves it comparatively soft and moist
II. adjective
Etymology: from past participle of bloat (II)
1. of living things : distended beyond the natural size by fluid (as serum or gas) : edematous ; also : excessively or unhealthily fat : gross , paunchy , stuffed
2.
a. : enlarged beyond usual or expected bounds : swollen
a river bloated by bursting dams and heavy rains
increases in the already bloated defense budget
b. : giving an effect of swollen clumsiness
the bloated side-wheelers that he had seen all his life — Marcia Davenport
3. : puffed up with pride : pompous