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Meaning of pumped-up | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR B2

Definitions

inflated
oversized
broadly
raised by pumping
tense with excitement or enthusiasm

Examples

“The stalked 'periscope' eyes of the Fiddler crab, which give it a panoramic view all the better to appreciate the outrageously pumped-up left claws of its waving fellows.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

pumpkin-faced pumpkin-headed pumpkinish pumpkinless pumpkinlike pumpkiny