flatulent

flat·u·lent

adj \-lənt\

Definition of FLATULENT

1

a : likely to cause gas b : marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach

2

: pompously or portentously overblown

— flat·u·lent·ly adverb

Examples of FLATULENT

1. <on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications>

Origin of FLATULENT

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

First Known Use: 1599

Related to FLATULENT

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

Antonyms: unrhetorical

Related Words: bloated, elevated, florid, flowery, grandiose, highfalutin (also hifalutin), high-flown, high-sounding, inflated, lofty, ornate, pompous, pontifical, pretentious, stilted, tumid, turgid; overdone, verbose, wordy

Near Antonyms: eloquent, well-spoken; bald, direct, matter-of-fact, plain, plainspoken, simple, stark, straightforward, unadorned, unaffected, unpretentious

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