flatulent

adjective flat·u·lent \ ˈfla-chə-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

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flatulently

adverb

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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But everyone in Washington is all too familiar now with Trump’s flatulent mouth.

— jeet heer, New Republic, "This Is Not a North Korean Crisis. It’s a Trump Crisis.," 10 Aug. 2017
Bayer played a difficult woman who required a flashy Cartier jewel to keep her occupied, a theme park patron doused by water and a flatulent actress in a 1940s movie.

— hal boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, "'Saturday Night Live' spoofs Trump exit," 21 May 2017
Frisch shifted in his chair, the leather seat giving off a flatulent squeak that triggered an old self-consciousness.

— emma cline, The New Yorker, "Northeast Regional," 3 Apr. 2017
Nothing sums up that ethos better than this drama, which stars Daniel Radcliffe as an extremely flatulent corpse.

— brooks barnes, New York Times, "Having a Sundance Hit May Not Make You Rich Anymore," 20 Jan. 2017
There will no doubt be a line of flatulent toys to accompany the blockbuster’s release.

— john scott lewinski, WIRED, "Farting Dog Blasts Way to Big Screen," 28 Oct. 2008

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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

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flatulent Synonyms

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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adjective flat·u·lent \ -lənt \

medical Definition of flatulent

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

2 :likely to cause digestive flatulence

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flatulently

adverb

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