Pumped-up

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    inflated
  2. 2
    inflated; oversized broadly

    "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."

  3. 3
    raised by pumping
  4. 4
    tense with excitement or enthusiasm
Adjective
  1. 1
    tense with excitement and enthusiasm as from a rush of adrenaline wordnet

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"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."

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