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overblown

o·ver·blown [ vər blṓn ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. exaggerated: done to excess and seeming exaggerated
overblown stories that are barely credible

2. pretentious: showing pomposity or pretentiousness
His style of writing is overblown and excessively wordy.

3. past best: past full bloom and beginning to die
an overblown rose

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