Which words would you use to describe
a) overinflated person (i.e. turgid, taut, pressurized, bouncy ...)
b) underinflated person (sagged, limp, crumpled, weak)
Rich vocabulary is always a good thing for stories.
adjectives and descriptions
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 10:12
#1
Auriga
adjectives and descriptions
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 17:17
#3
Interesting
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 17:23
#4
Auriga
Overinflated - I mean inflated beyond normal size, supposing that just inflated is normal size. And then uninflated - heap of empty latex/rubber skin.
It is just for me, though. I like deflation.
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 19:04
#5
Overinflated to me is beyond regular inflation, id est when the inflatee's skin is about to rip off and their eyes are bulging out.
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 19:07
#6
Overinflated to me is beyond regular inflation, id est when the inflatee's skin is about to rip off and their eyes are bulging out.
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 19:34
#7
What words would I use?
All of them!
Grammar tsunami!
Wed, 12/01/2010 - 19:39
#8
Blue_Eyes
For overinflated: Expanded, Ballooned, Spherical
For underinflated: Empty, Deflated...uh...I've never actually thought about it.
Thu, 12/02/2010 - 02:30
#9
Inflate123
Turgid, engorged, and flaccid are words that's more often used to describe a penis (or something that has medically gone awry). So if you're not doing a penis inflation story, I'd beware of those.
And since it was mentioned. I see a lot of people want to use "taut" but they actually wind up using "taunt." It's a pet peeve I'd love to help correct.
Thu, 12/02/2010 - 05:47
#10
Overpressurized!!
Thu, 12/02/2010 - 07:18
#11
Auriga
Inflate123, thanks for info. I'm not a native english speaker, such things are not obvious for me.
Well, more: voluptuous, pneumatic, stretched, puffed(?)
droop(?)
More please
Thu, 12/02/2010 - 19:02
#12
I particularly like "turgid" and "flaccid" because they sound almost the same in Italian...
(a) Overinflated? I'd call that person "shrapnel." But if you mean fully inflated... I dunno... "engorged."
(b) flaccid
I want to pop so much I could burst!