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
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of flatulent
First recorded in 1590–1600; French , from New Latin flātulentus; see flatus, -ulent
Example Sentences
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His character, a slovenly, flatulent insult hurler leading a team of failed operatives, is, of course, more complex than that.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2024
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
Radcliffe's post-"Harry Potter" career has taken on a wonderfully unexpected direction via comedies like this one, including his turns as powerfully flatulent corpse in "Swiss Army Man" and unwilling action hero in "Guns Akimbo."
From Salon ● Nov. 4, 2022
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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