If it's puffed up and overrated, it's probably inflated a simple adjective that means blown out of proportion or exaggerated.
Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended;
Adjective
expanded by (or as if by) gas or air; "an inflated balloon"
Adjective S.
enlarged beyond truth or reasonableness; "had an exaggerated (or inflated) opinion of himself"; "a hyperbolic style"
Adjective S.
increased especially to abnormal levels; "the raised prices frightened away customers"; "inflated wages"; "an inflated economy"
Adjective S.
pretentious (especially with regard to language or ideals); "high-flown talk of preserving the moral tone of the school"; "a high-sounding dissertation on the means to attain social revolution"
imp. & p. p.
of Inflate
a.
Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a
balloon inflated with gas.
a.
Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an
inflated style.
a.
Hollow and distended, as a perianth, corolla, nectary, or
pericarp.
a.
Distended or enlarged fictitiously; as, inflated prices,
etc.
Inflated
Inflated and astrut with self-conceit.3.
Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended;
Usage Examples
But if you look at WorldCom, which is the biggest failure to date, they grew dramatically, they were buying companies that were bigger than they were and they were doing it off inflated stock.
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Other Usage ExamplesDrug prohibition has caused gang warfare and other violent crimes by raising the prices of drugs so much that vicious criminals enter the market to make astronomical profits, and addicts rob and steal to get money to pay the inflated prices for their drugs.
The thing about movies these days is that the commerce end of it is so inflated and financiers are just expecting this enormous return on their investment.
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