Dictionary.com
Thesaurus.com
Synonyms

gassy

American  
[gas-ee] / ˈgæs i /

adjective

gassier, gassiest

  1. full of or containing gas.

  2. resembling gas.

  3. flatulent.

  4. Slang. given to idle, empty talk.

gassy British  
/ ˈɡæsɪ /

adjective

  1. filled with, containing, or resembling gas

  2. informal full of idle or vapid talk

"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

Other Word Forms

  • gassiness noun
  • nongassy adjective

Etymology

Origin of gassy

First recorded in 1750–60; gas + -y 1

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

Lots of goodies and all very rollicking, but so gassy as to be suitable only for the indulgent reader.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 28, 2025

The 2022 study focused directly on Jupiter's cyclones, but Siegelman also saw wispy tendrils, known to researchers as filaments, in the spaces between the gassy vortices.

From Science Daily • Jun. 6, 2024

The controversy surrounds a song which says the "g" in the word vegan stands for gassy and the "a for anaemic or annoying".

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2023

This can contribute to feeling bloated, gassy and nauseated.

From Scientific American • Sep. 28, 2023

Without them there would be no water or air or rocks, no stars and planets, no distant gassy clouds or swirling nebulae or any of the other things that make the universe so usefully material.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.