adjective
1.
a.
(1) : bloated , swollen
her face pale, puffed , streaked with weeping — Ethel Wilson
(2) : gathered or stiffened for protruding fullness
puffed sleeves
b.
(1) : inflated
(2) : heated in a closed container until the moisture in the grain turns to steam that causes the kernel to expand when the pressure is suddenly released
puffed rice
puffed wheat
2. : exhibiting or expressive of vanity or conceit : pretentious , arrogant
are but puffed minds that bubble thus above inferiors — Owen Feltham