Meanings
adjectivepumped-up (comparative more pumped-up, superlative most pumped-up)
comparative more pumped-up · superlative most pumped-up
- broadlyoversized
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.
2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, page 107
- tense with excitement or enthusiasm
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivetense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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Chicago
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