Definition of flatulent Flatulent

/flæˈʧʌlʌnt/ - [flatchulunt] - flat•u•lent

We found 9 definitions of flatulent from 4 different sources.

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What does flatulent mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

flatulent - generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal
  indigestible digested with difficulty
flatulent - suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
  colicky, gassy
  unhealthy not conducive to good health; "an unhealthy diet of fast foods"; "an unhealthy climate"
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Wiktionary Wiktionary dictionary logo

  • flatulent (Adjective)
    Affected by gas in the intestine; likely to fart.
  • flatulent (Adjective)
    Vain.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • flatulent (a.)
    Affected with flatus or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy.
  • flatulent (a.)
    Generating, or tending to generate, wind in the stomach.
  • flatulent (a.)
    Turgid with flatus; as, a flatulent tumor.
  • flatulent (a.)
    Pretentious without substance or reality; puffy; empty; vain; as, a flatulent vanity.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • flatulent
    flat′ū-lent, adj. affected with air in the stomach: apt to generate such: empty: vain.—ns. Flat′ulence, Flat′ulency, distension of the stomach or bowels by gases formed during digestion: windiness, emptiness.—adv. Flat′ulently.—n. Flā′tus, a puff of wind: air generated in the stomach or intestines. [Fr.,—Low L. flatulentus—L. flāre, flatum, to blow.]

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