Definition of flatulent
1a : likely to cause gasb : marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach
2 : pompously or portentously overblown
flatulently
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Examples of flatulent in a Sentence
on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications
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Frisch shifted in his chair, the leather seat giving off a flatulent squeak that triggered an old self-consciousness.
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Origin and Etymology of flatulent
Middle French, from Latin flatus act of blowing, wind, from flare to blow — more at blow
Medical Dictionary
flatulent
playMedical Definition of flatulent
1: marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach
2: likely to cause digestive flatulence
flatulently
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