Blimpish

Paul recounted the famous chipmunk-chasing escapade that had ended with Jane shimmying down the drainpipe after her runaway pet and being confronted by a “naked blimpish British colonel” spluttering with embarrassment. ❋ Jennet Conant (2011)

In part, that's a consequence of his blimpish judgments on everyone upon whom his disapproval settles -- including the rich and the Chinese, as a people. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The blimpish British officers cited by Flashman are characters in Hector Servadac, one of Jules Verne's later science-fiction novels (1877). ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact I suspect it speaks to a blimpish belief that gays are not proper men, don't you know. ❋ Adam Roberts (2010)

The plate umpire stands mask in hand, nearly blimpish in his outfitting. ❋ Don Delillo (2008)

Seeing as Naipaul's still with us, and Dirda goes on to let's face it, aptly characterize him as "increasingly blimpish, less a cultural scourge than a mean-spirited, intolerant crank," I'm not answering anything without a recognized caller ID for a few days if I'm the critic in question. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Yes, Waugh hungered for the trappings of the aristocracy, partied with the golden lads and lasses of Oxford's "Brideshead generation," and ultimately made himself into a blimpish country squire. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Vane was yet another aristo example of blimpish lack of talent promoted beyond capabilities. ❋ James Burke (2007)

Paine was cautious, pragmatic, blimpish, and not entirely certain that an all-out revolution was the right way to go. ❋ James Burke (2007)

The SRBs were separated by nearly 30 feet to accommodate the blimpish diameter of the ET. ❋ Astronaut Mike Mullane (2006)