gassy

gas·sy

adjective \ˈga-sē\

gas·si·ergas·si·est

Definition of GASSY

1

: full of or containing gas

2

: having the characteristics of gas

3

: characterized by many words but little content : emptily verbose

— gas·si·ly \ˈga-sə-lē\ adverb

— gas·si·ness noun

Examples of GASSY

1. He felt bloated and gassy.
2. <another gassy speech by a long-winded politician>

First Known Use of GASSY

1757

Related to GASSY

Synonyms

bombastic, flatulent, fustian, gaseous, rhetorical, 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

Rhymes with GASSY

brassy, chassis, classy, dassie, glacis, glassie, glassy, grassy, lassie, massy, sassy