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单词 gassy
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gassy

adjective

gas·​sy ˈga-sē How to pronounce gassy (audio)
gassier; gassiest
1
a
: full of or containing gas
gassy beverages
gassy mines
b
: having excess gas in the stomach or intestines : flatulent sense 1a
also : causing flatulence
gassy vegetables
2
: having the characteristics of gas
a gassy odor
3
: characterized by many words but little content : emptily verbose
gassy prose
gassily
ˈga-sə-lē How to pronounce gassy (audio)
adverb
gassiness noun

Synonyms

  • bombastic
  • flatulent
  • fustian
  • gaseous
  • grandiloquent
  • oratorical
  • orotund
  • rhetorical
  • rhetoric
  • windy
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Example Sentences

He felt bloated and gassy. another gassy speech by a long-winded politician
Recent Examples on the Web The book is gassy and pompous and just fraudulent and dumb as hell. Geek's Guide To The Galaxy, WIRED, 15 July 2022 This happens, the team hypothesized, because the gassy, dusty material is periodically sucked in by the stars’ massive gravitational pull. Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 2 June 2022 The sketch introduces Aidy Bryant as Dina Beans, Archie's wife and gassy muse. Jessica Wang, EW.com, 15 May 2022 After a video of the large pup's hijinks goes viral, a successful dog trainer spots the clip and decides to try turning the goofy (and gassy) canine into a top show dog. Kelli Bender, PEOPLE.com, 15 Apr. 2022 Some astrophysicists developed theories of extra-gassy environments that would allow small seed black holes — the corpses of the first stars — to experience sustained growth spurts. Charlie Wood, Quanta Magazine, 14 Mar. 2022 The thick, freezing, and gassy atmospheres of Uranus and Neptune contain a mixture of hydrogen, helium, and methane. Elizabeth Gamillo, Smithsonian Magazine, 8 Feb. 2022 After all, who wants to feel constantly gassy or bloated while running to the bathroom left and right? Alisa Hrustic, SELF, 23 Mar. 2022 Everything about him sounded gassy and self-inflated, from his credentials as a mercenary in the Middle East theater to his counterterror chops at an intel firm. Paul Solotaroff, Rolling Stone, 30 Jan. 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

gassy

adjective

as in rhetoric
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases another gassy speech by a long-winded politician

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • rhetoric
  • gaseous
  • rhetorical
  • flatulent
  • inflated
  • bombastic
  • pontifical
  • fustian
  • windy
  • grandiloquent
  • oratorical
  • bloated
  • orotund
  • ornate
  • pompous
  • turgid
  • pretentious
  • grandiose
  • flowery
  • elevated
  • tumid
  • stilted
  • verbose
  • florid
  • hifalutin
  • wordy
  • overdone
  • highfalutin
  • lofty
  • high-flown
  • high-sounding

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • unrhetorical
  • eloquent
  • plain
  • bald
  • unaffected
  • simple
  • unpretentious
  • unadorned
  • straightforward
  • direct
  • plainspoken
  • well-spoken
  • stark
  • matter-of-fact
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