adj ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Affected by gas in the intestine; likely to break wind.

   "Sorry, I'm a bit flatulent at the moment - just eaten some curry."

2. 2
   Causing flatulence.

   "a flatulent food"

3. 3
   Reminiscent of flatulence.

   "a flatulent smell"

4. 4
   Empty; vain. obsolete

Adjective

1. 1
   suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal wordnet
2. 2
   generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

bloatedbombasticgassyoverblownpompouswindy

Antonyms

All antonyms

humblemodest

Example

More examples

"Sorry, I'm a bit flatulent at the moment - just eaten some curry."

Etymology

From Middle French flatulent.

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