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flatulent

adjective flat·u·lent \-lənt\

Definition of FLATULENT

a : likely to cause gas

b : marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach

: pompously or portentously overblown

— flat·u·lent·ly adverb

Middle French, from Latin flatus act of blowing, wind, from flare to blow — more at blow

First Known Use: 1599

Synonyms: bombastic, rhetorical, fustian, gaseous, gassy, grandiloquent, oratorical, orotund, windy

Medical Dictionary

adjective flat·u·lent \-lənt\

: marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach

: likely to cause digestive flatulence

—flat·u·lent·ly adverb

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