contracted vs inflated

contracted

adj
  • Arranged by contract; established by agreement. 

  • Incurred; acquired. 

  • Made smaller by contraction. 

inflated

adj
  • Containing excessive, meaningless words, particularly for show 

  • In a state of higher cost. 

  • Filled with air or fluid 

  • Expanded; in a state of inflation, of abnormally increased size, amount, etc. 

  • Higher that the true figure 

  • Pompous; arrogant (of a person or ego) 

How often have the words contracted and inflated occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )