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blown (adj.)

early 15c., "inflated," from Old English blawen, past participle of blow (v.1). Figurative sense of "inflated by pride" is from late 15c. Meaning "out of breath" is from 1670s. As a past-participle adjective from blow (v.2), it was Old English geblowenne.

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Definitions of blown from WordNet

blown (adj.)
being moved or acted upon by moving air or vapor;
blown soil mounded on the window sill
blown clouds of dust choked the riders
blown (adj.)
breathing laboriously or convulsively;
Synonyms: pursy / short-winded / winded
From wordnet.princeton.edu