The Reason Why “Uninflated” Should be a Word
Several good reasons as to why the dictionary people should include the word “Uninflated” into their dictionaries.
The word I am proposing to be added to the Dictionary is “uninflated” with the definition: Adjective 1 Having the potential to be inflated.
My reasoning is this: The word “deflated” is the past participle of the word “deflate”, as defined by Oxford Dictionary: verb 1 let air or gas out of (a tire, balloon, etc.). 2 cause to feel suddenly dispirited. 3 reduce price levels in (an economy). The word “inflated” is the past participle of the word of the word “inflate”, as defined by your dictionary: verb 1 expand by filling with air or gas. 2 increase by a large or excessive amount. 3 exaggerate. 4 bring about inflation of (a currency) or in (an economy). The word “deflated” does not accurately describe a brand new tire, basketball, or soccer ball because, due to the nature of the definition’s wording, this implies that one of the aforementioned objects had previously been “inflated”, or rather, filled with air. As you can plainly see, by adding the word “uninflated” to the dictionary, this clears up any confusion as to an object’s previous “state of inflation or lack thereof”.
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