flatulent
Americanadjective
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generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
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attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas.
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having unsupported pretensions; inflated and empty; pompous; turgid.
a flatulent style.
adjective
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suffering from or caused by an excessive amount of gas in the alimentary canal, producing uncomfortable distension
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generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
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pretentious or windy in style
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Etymology
Origin of flatulent
First recorded in 1590–1600; French , from New Latin flātulentus; see flatus, -ulent
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Gary Oldman is having a blast as Jackson Lamb, the greasy, rumpled, sharp-tongued and strategically flatulent keeper of a den of MI5 misfits.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2025
There was that flatulent passenger on an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Austin, Texas.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 25, 2024
While we'll see a new side to Gary Oldman's flatulent Jackson Lamb.
From BBC ● Dec. 23, 2023
Portnoy is best known for a series of movies featuring him as an assortment of flatulent characters in fat suits, reminiscent of Eddie Murphy's Klumps franchise – if that starred Chris Farley.
From Salon ● Aug. 19, 2023
Kathy was tempted, but it was already seven o’clock, they were about to eat dinner, and she knew she wasn’t about to drive through the night again with four kids and a flatulent dog.
From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers
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