flatulent

/'flætjulənt/

Definition

Adjective:
- Suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal: Describes a physical state of discomfort or bloating caused by an accumulation of gas in the stomach or intestines.
- Generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal: Describes foods, conditions, or processes that cause the production of such gas.
- Pompous or inflated in style; pretentious but empty: Describes language, writing, or speech that is overly elaborate, self-important, and lacking in substance.

Usage Examples

Adjective (Physical State):
- After eating beans, he felt uncomfortably flatulent.
- Certain vegetables are known to make people feel flatulent.
Adjective (Causing Gas):
- Beans and cabbage are considered flatulent foods.
Adjective (Style of Language):
- The politician's speech was dismissed as flatulent rhetoric.
- He writes in a flatulent style that obscures his simple message.

Advanced Usage

Medical/Physiological Context: Often used in medical or dietary discussions to describe symptoms or food properties.
- The doctor explained that a flatulent feeling can be a symptom of irritable bowel syndrome.
Literary/Critical Context: Used as a critique in literary analysis or political commentary to describe bombastic language.
- The critic panned the novel for its flatulent prose.

Variants and Related Words

Flatulence (n): The condition of having gas in the digestive tract; also, pomposity in speech or writing.
- He complained of abdominal pain and flatulence.
- The flatulence of his argument was evident to all.
Flatulently (adv): In a flatulent manner.
- The manifesto was flatulently written.

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Related Phrases and Idioms

Flatulent discourse: A formal phrase describing speech or writing that is pretentiously wordy.
- The debate degenerated into flatulent discourse, offering no real solutions.

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