flatulent

adjective

flat·​u·​lent ˈfla-chə-lənt 

1

a

: likely to cause gas

b

: marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach

2

: pompously or portentously overblown

flatulently adverb

Synonyms

• rhetoric
• rhetorical

Examples of flatulent in a Sentence

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

Recent Examples on the Web

This time, the technique is turned upon classic alien invasion movies of the Golden Age with liberal helpings of pure human stupidity as a seemingly peaceful first contact moment goes awry and gets bloody, leading to a solar system-ending flatulent finish. —Jeff Spry, Space.com, 17 May 2025

The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy. —Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025

The team leader is the heavy-drinking, greasy-haired, unstoppably flatulent Jackson Lamb. —David Phelan, Forbes, 4 Jan. 2025

Slough House is headed by the slovenly, flatulent, and frequently intoxicated Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), who routinely heaps verbal abuse on his staff but is nonetheless a brilliant spymaster in his own smelly way. —Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024

Word History

Etymology

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

First Known Use

1599, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Medical Definition

flatulent

adjective

flat·​u·​lent -lənt 

1

: marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach

2

: likely to cause digestive flatulence

flatulently adverb