Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being bloated; turgidity; an inflated state of the tissues of the body; dilatation from any morbid cause.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The state of being bloated.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The state or quality of being
bloated .
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Examples
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The study of more than 5,500 adolescent girls found that menstrual problems such as bloatedness, and irregular or painful menses were common.
TODAYonline 2010
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Even St. Jerome, the distinguished fourth-century Doctor of the Church, biblical translator, and author of the Vulgate Bible, described the primary sin of Sodom as "pride, bloatedness, the abundance of all things, leisure and delicacies."
What Was the Real Sin of Sodom? Ph.D. Rev. Patrick S. Cheng 2010
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In its popular use, the adjective " rhetorical " has become a slur, conveying images of bombast and bloatedness.
The Syntax of Style Henry Hitchings 2010
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Depression, body aches and not to mention perpetual bloatedness.
Birth Control for Men: Coming Soon? « Gender Across Borders 2009
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The general black-and-brown bloatedness of it all is REALLY unappetizing.
Sunday Sweets: Let's Talk Turkey Jen 2008
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The support is good enough that I can run in this, and the fabric suctions, so any bloatedness is held in tight under sweaters and shirts.
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The support is good enough that I can run in this, and the fabric suctions, so any bloatedness is held in tight under sweaters and shirts.
blog: December 2008 2008
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You can spend too much time at a task that has no tangible benefit and leaves you with feelings of dissatisfaction and mental bloatedness.
Find Your Focus Zone PhD Lucy Jo Palladino 2007
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Oh...and I HATE the emphasis on bloatedness in modern fantasy and sciece fiction.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Nonideological Evil in the Harry Potter Series: 2007
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You can spend too much time at a task that has no tangible benefit and leaves you with feelings of dissatisfaction and mental bloatedness.
Find Your Focus Zone PhD Lucy Jo Palladino 2007
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