flatulent

[ flach-uh-luhnt ]

/ ˈflætʃ ə lənt /

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adjective

generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.

attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas.

having unsupported pretensions; inflated and empty; pompous; turgid: a flatulent style.

Origin of flatulent

First recorded in 1590–1600; French , from New Latin flātulentus; see flatus, -ulent

OTHER WORDS FROM flatulent

flat·u·lence, flat·u·len·cy, nounflat·u·lent·ly, adverbnon·flat·u·lent, adjective

Words nearby flatulent

flattop, flat-track bully, flat tuning, flatulate, flatulence, flatulent, flat universe, flatus, flatware, flat wart, flat-water

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Example sentences from the Web for flatulent

In mere indigestion the food taken is apt to come up, and the same may happen in flatulent colic.
A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I|Various
Seor Parro in Toledo en la Mano writes of this dull and unbeautiful edifice in terms of flatulent praise, several pages long.
Toledo. The Story of an Old Spanish Capital|Hannah Lynch
Colic, kol′ik, n. a disease attended with severe pain and flatulent distension of the abdomen, without diarrhœa.
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)|Various
In flatulent and spasmodic affections of the bowels, and in gastric irritability.
Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I|Arnold Cooley

My virile food taketh effect, my strong and savoury sayings: and verily, I did not nourish them with flatulent vegetables!
Thus Spake Zarathustra|Friedrich Nietzsche

British Dictionary definitions for flatulent

flatulent

/ (ˈflætjʊlənt) /

adjective

suffering from or caused by an excessive amount of gas in the alimentary canal, producing uncomfortable distension

generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal

pretentious or windy in style

Derived forms of flatulent

flatulence or flatulency, nounflatulently, adverb

Word Origin for flatulent

C16: from New Latin flātulentus, from Latin: flatus

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	flatulent
释义	flatulent [ flach-uh-luhnt ] / ˈflætʃ ə lənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR flatulent ON THESAURUS.COM adjective generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food. attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas. having unsupported pretensions; inflated and empty; pompous; turgid: a flatulent style. Origin of flatulent First recorded in 1590–1600; French , from New Latin flātulentus; see flatus, -ulent OTHER WORDS FROM flatulent flat·u·lence, flat·u·len·cy, nounflat·u·lent·ly, adverbnon·flat·u·lent, adjective Words nearby flatulent flattop, flat-track bully, flat tuning, flatulate, flatulence, flatulent, flat universe, flatus, flatware, flat wart, flat-water Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for flatulent In mere indigestion the food taken is apt to come up, and the same may happen in flatulent colic. A System of Practical Medicine by American Authors, Vol. I\|Various Seor Parro in Toledo en la Mano writes of this dull and unbeautiful edifice in terms of flatulent praise, several pages long. Toledo. The Story of an Old Spanish Capital\|Hannah Lynch Colic, kol′ik, n. a disease attended with severe pain and flatulent distension of the abdomen, without diarrhœa. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)\|Various In flatulent and spasmodic affections of the bowels, and in gastric irritability. Cooley's Cyclopdia of Practical Receipts and Collateral Information in the Arts, Manufactures, Professions, and Trades..., Sixth Edition, Volume I\|Arnold Cooley My virile food taketh effect, my strong and savoury sayings: and verily, I did not nourish them with flatulent vegetables! Thus Spake Zarathustra\|Friedrich Nietzsche British Dictionary definitions for flatulent flatulent / (ˈflætjʊlənt) / adjective suffering from or caused by an excessive amount of gas in the alimentary canal, producing uncomfortable distension generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal pretentious or windy in style Derived forms of flatulent flatulence or flatulency, nounflatulently, adverb Word Origin for flatulent C16: from New Latin flātulentus, from Latin: flatus Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to flatulent bombastic, inflated, oratorical, overblown, pompous, prolix, shallow, superficial, swollen, tedious, tumescent, tumid, turgid, windy, wordy
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flatulent

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adjective

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