bloated.

Abnormally swollen or distended, as with gas or fluid.

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Words that belong together

• bloated abdomen
• bloated carcass
• bloated with gas

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The carcass was bloated after days in the heat.

A bloated abdomen pressed against the torn shirt.

The specimen looked bloated, as though something were inflating it from within.

Usage notes

Primary category: horror. Often unflattering; bodily swelling is not the same as ordinary body size. Can describe decomposition but does not itself establish a cause. Adjective; comparison: more bloated, most bloated. Participial source verb: bloat, bloats, bloated, bloated, bloating.