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flatulent

[ flach-uh-luh nt ]
/ ˈflætʃ ə lənt /
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adjective

generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas.
having unsupported pretensions; inflated and empty; pompous; turgid: a flatulent style.

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RELATED WORDS

bombast, boasting, claptrap, babble, fustian, turgidity, twaddle

Nearby words

flatting, flattish, flattop, flatulate, flatulence, flatulent, flatulently, flatus, flatware, flatways, flatwise

Origin of flatulent

1590–1600; < New Latin flātulentus; see flatus, -ulent
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British Dictionary definitions for flatulence

flatulent

/ (ˈflætjʊlənt) /

adjective

suffering from or caused by an excessive amount of gas in the alimentary canal, producing uncomfortable distension
generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
pretentious or windy in style
Derived Formsflatulence or flatulency, nounflatulently, adverb

Word Origin for flatulent

C16: from New Latin flātulentus, from Latin: flatus
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medicine definitions for flatulence

flatulence

[ flăch′ə-ləns ]

n.

The presence of excessive gas in the digestive tract.
Related formsflat′u•lent adj.
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