flatulent
[flach-uh-luh nt]
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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Origin of flatulent
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Historical Examples of flatulence
Flatulence, eructations of gas, and borborygmi are controlled by strict diet according to the rules given.
Flatulence is seen in infants suffering from intestinal indigestion and the food is nearly always at fault.
The Mother and Her ChildWilliam S. Sadler
Flatulence is not inserted; but Flatulency is said to be 'windiness; fulness of wind.'
Flatulence (ventositas) is likewise a cause of gout, as we have already hinted.
Gilbertus AnglicusHenry Ebenezer Handerson
It was entitled 'The Art of Flatulence', and it consisted of a number of rules and definitions.
The Ragged Trousered PhilanthropistsRobert Tressell
flatulent
adjective
Word Origin for flatulent
C16: from New Latin flātulentus, from Latin: flatus
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flatulence
[flăch′ə-ləns]
n.
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