Definition of "inflated"

inflated

adjective
comparative more inflated, superlative most inflated
1. Filled with air or fluid
2. Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc.
3. (economics) : In a state of higher cost.
  Quotations
  Apprenticeship programmes supply the industry with an ongoing cohort of qualified talent. It is much cheaper to train new people than to pay inflated wages to attract existing talent. Apprenticeships are also a useful way of teaching the practical, hands-on skills that the modern railway needs.
  2023 March 8, Neil Robertson, “Tackling the skills shortage”, in RAIL, number 978, page 33
4. (figuratively) Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego)
5. (figuratively) Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show
6. Higher that the true figure
verb
1. simple past and past participle of inflate