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flatulent

Pronunciation: /ˈflatjʊl(ə)nt/
Definition of flatulent

adjective

  • suffering from or marked by an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal: treat flatulent cows with caustic soda
  • related to or causing an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal:the flatulent effect of beans
  • inflated or pretentious in speech or writing:his flatulent oratory

Derivatives

flatulently

adverb

Origin:

late 16th century: via French from modern Latin flatulentus, from Latin flatus 'blowing' (see flatus)

flatulent in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of flatulent in the US English dictionary
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