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overblown
[
oh
-ver-
blohn
]
Origin
o·ver·blown
1
/
ˈoʊ
vərˈbloʊn
/
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[
oh
-ver-
blohn
]
Show IPA
adjective
1.
overdone or excessive:
overblown praise.
2.
of unusually large size or proportions:
a majestic, overblown figure.
3.
overinflated; turgid; bombastic; pretentious:
overblown prose.
verb
4.
past participle of
overblow.
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Origin:
1590–1600;
over-
+
blown
1
Dictionary.com Unabridged
o·ver·blown
2
/
ˈoʊ
vərˈbloʊn
/
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[
oh
-ver-
blohn
]
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adjective
(of a flower) past the stage of full bloom; more than full-blown:
an overblown rose.
Origin:
1610–20;
over-
+
blown
2
o·ver·blow
/
ˌoʊ
vərˈbloʊ
/
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[
oh-ver-
bloh
]
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verb,
o·ver·blew,
o·ver·blown,
o·ver·blow·ing.
verb (used with object)
1.
to give excessive importance or value to:
to overblow one's own writing.
2.
to overinflate.
3.
to
blow
over the surface of, as the wind, sand, or the like:
dead leaves overblowing the yard.
4.
to
blow
(a wind instrument or an organ pipe) in such a way as to produce overtones.
verb (used without object)
5.
to overblow a wind instrument.
Origin:
1350–1400;
Middle English;
see
over-
,
blow
2
Dictionary.com Unabridged
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overblown
(ˌəʊvəˈbləʊn)
—
adj
1.
overdone or excessive
2.
bombastic; turgid:
overblown prose
3.
(of flowers, such as the rose) past the stage of full bloom
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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Word Origin & History
overblown
1471, "blown over, passed away," from verb overblow (c.1385), from over + blow. Meaning "inflated, puffed up" (with vanity, etc.) is from 1864.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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