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uninflated
adjective
(alsoun-inflated)uk /ˌʌn.ɪnˈfleɪ.tɪd/ us /ˌʌn.ɪnˈfleɪ.t̬ɪd/
not inflated(= filled with air):
Hopes of rescuing the crew finally faded after the discovery of the trawler's second uninflated lifeboat.
The football will be sent by standard post and arrives uninflated.
Officials disputed the findings and do not consider uninflated airbags to be a significant problem.
He said the fact that the liferafts were found uninflated was an ominous sign as it suggested the crew never got near them.
An uninflated balloon gives us little idea of its potential size and shape when inflated.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Enlarging and inflating
augmentation
balloon
bloat
broaden
build (someone/something) up
bulk
expand
explosively
flare
fluff something up
implacably
inflation
lengthen
puff
puffed
pump someone up
reinflate
reinflation
scale something up
stretch
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