First Known Use: 1616
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1overblown
adjective over·blown \ˌō-vər-ˈblōn\
Definition of OVERBLOWN
: past the prime of bloom <overblown roses>
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Origin of OVERBLOWN
3blow
Rhymes with OVERBLOWN
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2overblown
adjective
Definition of OVERBLOWN
1
: excessively large in girth : portly
2
: inflated <overblown claims> <overblown rhetoric>; also : pretentious
Origin of OVERBLOWN
1blow
First Known Use: 1864
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