gassy

gas·sy

adj \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

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Rhymes with GASSY

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