Flatulent

  • 11flatulent — ► ADJECTIVE ▪ suffering from or marked by an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. DERIVATIVES flatulence noun …

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  • 12flatulent — [flach′ə lənt] adj. [Fr < ModL flatulentus < L flatus: see FLATUS] 1. of or having gas in the stomach or intestines 2. producing gas in the stomach or intestines, as certain foods 3. windy or empty in speech; pompous; pretentious flatulence …

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  • 13flatulent — flatulence, flatulency, n. flatulently, adv. /flach euh leuhnt/, adj. 1. generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food. 2. attended with, caused by, or suffering from such an accumulation of gas. 3. having unsupported pretensions; inflated and… …

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  • 14flatulent — adjective Etymology: Middle French, from Latin flatus act of blowing, wind, from flare to blow more at blow Date: 1599 1. a. likely to cause gas b. marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach 2. pompously or portentously… …

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  • 15flatulent — adjective Affected by gas in the intestine; likely to fart. Syn: windy, gassy, breezy, curmurring See Also: flatulence, flatulate …

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  • 16flatulent — Relating to or suffering from flatulence. * * * flat·u·lent lənt adj 1) marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach 2) likely to cause digestive flatulence flat·u·lent·ly adv …

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  • 17flatulent — Synonyms and related words: bloated, blown up, bombastic, dilated, distended, dropsical, edematous, ejaculative, ejective, empty, enchymatous, eructative, expulsive, extrusive, fat, formal, fustian, gassy, grandiloquent, hollow, incrassate,… …

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  • 18flatulent — fla|tu|lent Mot Agut Adjectiu variable …

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  • 19flatulent — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. pretentious, bombastic, pompous; see bombastic , oratorical . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. 1. gassy windy. 2. pretentious pompous, windy, long winded, bombastic, verbose. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Filled… …

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  • 20flatulent — flat|u|lent [ flætʃələnt ] adjective having too much gas in your stomach or INTESTINES …

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