astrut

astrut
\\əˈstrət\ adjective
Etymology: Middle English astrout, astrut, from a- (I) + strout, strut strut — more at strut
: puffed up (as with conceit)

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astrut /ə-strutˈ/ (archaic)
adverb
1. Protrudingly
2. Distendedly
adjective
1. Protruding
2. Distended
ORIGIN:a-1 and ↑strut1

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  • Astrut — A*strut , a. & adv. 1. Sticking out, or puffed out; swelling; in a swelling manner. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Inflated and astrut with self conceit. Cowper. [1913 Webster] 2. In a strutting manner; with a strutting gait. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Inflated — In*flat ed, a. 1. Filled, as with air or gas; blown up; distended; as, a balloon inflated with gas. [1913 Webster] 2. Turgid; swelling; puffed up; bombastic; pompous; as, an inflated style. [1913 Webster] Inflated and astrut with self conceit.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • distended — adj bloated, swollen, dilated, enlarged, expanded, inflated, puffed out, puffy, stretched, astrut TECHNICAL emphysematous, tumescent, varicose ≠ deflated, shrunken …   Useful english dictionary

  • astrote — astrote, a strout obs. forms of astrut …   Useful english dictionary

  • a-strout — astrote, a strout obs. forms of astrut …   Useful english dictionary

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