blown-up

blown-up
/blohn"up"/, adj.
1. (of a picture, photograph, image, etc.) enlarged.
2. damaged or destroyed by demolition, explosion, etc.: blown-up bridges.
3. (of a ball, balloon, etc.) inflated.
4. overexpanded; unduly large: a blown-up sense of importance.
[1860-65]

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