overblown:

excessive, exaggerated, or overdone

overblown:

excessive, exaggerated, or overdone

(Adjective)

Example Sentences:

Ramayana:  On seeing how terrified the monkeys were at the sight of the giant Kumbhakarna, Vibhishana suggested that they be told that Kumbhakarna was just an overblown mechanical contraption.

Mahabharata:  When Bhisma said that Karna’s reputation as an archer was overblown, Karna felt so insulted that he refused to fight for Duryodhana as long as Bhisma was leading Duryodhana’s army.

Bhagavad-gita:  The Bhagavad-gita says that the promises of heavenly pleasure are overblown; even though those pleasures last long, they do end because heaven, being a part of the material world, is also temporary.

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