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flatulent

[ flach-uh-luhnt ]

adjective

  1. generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
  2. attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas.
  3. having unsupported pretensions; inflated and empty; pompous; turgid:

    a flatulent style.



flatulent

/ ˈڱæʊəԳ /

adjective

  1. suffering from or caused by an excessive amount of gas in the alimentary canal, producing uncomfortable distension
  2. generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
  3. pretentious or windy in style
“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
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Derived Forms

  • ˈڱٳܱԳٱ, adverb
  • ˈڱٳܱԳ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ڱu·Գ ڱu·· noun
  • ڱu·Գ· adverb
  • ԴDz·ڱu·Գ adjective
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of flatulent1

First recorded in 1590–1600; French , from New Latin ڱٳܱԳٳܲ; flatus, -ulent
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of flatulent1

C16: from New Latin ڱٳܱԳٳܲ , from Latin: flatus
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His character, a slovenly, flatulent insult hurler leading a team of failed operatives, is, of course, more complex than that.

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He argued that some of the removals might stand a court test as the case progresses, noting that some of the books dealt more with “juvenile, flatulent humor” than weightier subjects.

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She said it again after her other panelists on “The Five” offered their thoughts: “Donald Trump is the strongest man I've ever met!” she said again, not the napping, flatulent defendant described by other journalists.

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There was that flatulent passenger on an American Airlines flight from Phoenix to Austin, Texas.

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Natural gas by any other would smell just as flatulent.

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