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Webster 1913 Edition
Flatulent
Flat′u-lent
,Adj.
[L.
flatus
a blowing, flatus ventris
windiness, flatulence, fr. flare
to blow: cf. F. flatulent
. See Blow
.] 1.
Affected with flatus{2} or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy.
2.
Generating, or tending to generate, wind in the stomach.
Vegetables abound more with aërial particles than animal substances, and therefore are more
flatulent
. Arbuthnot.
3.
Turgid with flatus;
as, a
. flatulent
tumorQuincy.
4.
Pretentious without substance or reality; puffy; empty; vain;
as, a
. flatulent
vanityHe is too
flatulent
sometimes, and sometimes too dry. Dryden.
Webster 1828 Edition
Flatulent
FLAT'ULENT
,Adj.
1.
Windy; affected with air generated in the stomach and intestines.2.
Turgid with air; windy; as a flatulent tumor.3.
Generating or apt to a generate wind in the stomach. Pease are a flatulent vegetable.4.
Empty; vain; big without substance or reality; puffy; as a flatulent writer; flatulent vanity.Definition 2024
flatulent
flatulent
English
Adjective
flatulent (comparative more flatulent, superlative most flatulent)
Synonyms
- windy
- gassy
- breezy
- curmurring
- See also Wikisaurus:flatulent
Derived terms
Related terms
Translations
affected by gas in the intestine
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