gassy

[ gas-ee ]

/ ˈgæs i /

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adjective, gas·si·er, gas·si·est.

full of or containing gas.

resembling gas.

flatulent.

Slang. given to idle, empty talk.

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Origin of gassy

First recorded in 1750–60; gas + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM gassy

gas·si·ness, nounnon·gas·sy, adjective

Words nearby gassy

gasser, gasserian, gasserian ganglion, gassing, gas station, gassy, gast, gas tank, Gastarbeiter, gaster, gasteropod

How to use gassy in a sentence

The post Researchers are using gassy, explosive bacteria to destroy cancer cells appeared first on Popular Science.
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So if Jupiter somehow arose in a place much colder than its current home, it could have acquired an icy mass containing bonus amounts of those otherwise gassy elements.
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These pebbles tumble violently within the gassy disk encircling a young star.
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The reality show about a 6-year-old pageant queen and her gassy, coupon-hoarding family has been both popular and controversial.
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In other words, the gassy beasts made the world pretty warm and not so pleasant to live in.
Dinosaurs Had a Lot of Flatulence, But Did Not Gas Themselves to Extinction|Daniel Stone|May 9, 2012|DAILY BEAST
But there were two or three English nobs there who were so gassy in their style, that I forgot my Deutsch for the moment.
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Many total abstainers from alcohol are tempted to take "gassy" drinks, fizzes and so forth.
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When a cheese is gassy, the sides are most liable to be bulged and the body is full of gas holes or pockets.
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A Brick cheese-maker has no means of controlling gassy fermentations.
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Because of the high acid development, it often happens that the cheese will not be gassy but will be sour.
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British Dictionary definitions for gassy

gassy

/ (ˈɡæsɪ) /

adjective -sier or -siest

filled with, containing, or resembling gas

informal full of idle or vapid talk

Derived forms of gassy

gassiness, noun

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