Overblown Definition & Meaning
overblown
- adjective
- puffed up with vanity; "a grandiloquent and boastful manner"; "overblown oratory"; "a pompous speech"; "pseudo-scientific gobbledygook and pontifical hooey"- Newsweek
- past the stage of full bloom; "overblown roses"
"Overblown" in song lyrics
See how overblown is used in real songs:
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"'The Hobbit' Review: It's long and overblown"
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Words that rhyme with overblown
Usage tips for "overblown"
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