puffed-up

A short, pudgy man with puffed-up hair, Mr. Kim wore plain jumpsuits rather than Western formal wear, one of several traits that simultaneously gave him mystique and made him the butt of jokes.

A Dictator Steeped in Myth Evan Ramstad 2011

Nevertheless, without the sums that are produced, such publishing would likely collapse from its own puffed-up weight.

Writing and Publishing 2010

Tolstoy believed great leaders are puffed-up popinjays.

Tolstoy, Hayek, and David Brooks, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty 2009

Jones is wonderfully puffed-up as the self-important Alleline, while Hurt, Firth and Hinds all have their moments of unbridled anger and hostility to unreliable coworkers upon whom they are forced to count.

Marshall Fine: Movie review: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy Marshall Fine 2011

We were so easy, so willing to be drained, that to start making those puffed-up stories about us now, our courage, etc. would be purely misleading.

karmic youth Jerry Ratch 2011

Afterwards the image of his puffed-up, stitched-up eye became a symbol of England's win.

Dan Cole the tighthead Tiger who is too good to ditch Michael Aylwin 2010

It struck me as a form of intellectual antler-clashing, literature as a battlefield in which puffed-up egos competed for the flag, and I had no interest in it.

The Grumpy Critic « Tales from the Reading Room 2009

‘Be proud of your puffed-up pie’ « One Size Fits One

‘Be proud of your puffed-up pie’ « One Size Fits One 2010

Yes, I understand that college sports is big business and that a puffed-up fair-trade concern may be lurking, but how can this possibly be given a priority that uses expensive resources which could be focused on real problems?

Why Does Congress Waste Time on BCS? 2011

At a sales convention, he underwhelms his colleagues with puffed-up patter, dismisses the idea of giving his hardworking secretary a better job because of the limitations of the "female brain" and then displays his own astute powers of observation by picking up an overserved blonde who steals his wallet.

'Undefeated': Real School Football (Almost) John Anderson 2012