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flatulent (iou)



flatulent adjective. L16.
[French from mod. Latin flatulentus, from Latin flatus blowing, blast, from flare to blow: see -ULENT.]
I.
Causing or apt to cause the formation of gas in the alimentary canal. L16.
M. Donovan Eaten in quantity it [beet-root] often proves flatulent.
Caused by, accompanied by, or troubled with an accumulation of gas in the alimentary canal. M17.
G. Bird Occasional attacks of indigestion, with flatulent eructations.
fig. Inflated, puffed up, windy, pretentious. M17.
Dryden How many of those flatulent Writers have I known. K. Amis Some flatulent work on textile trades in the time of the Tudors.
II.
a. Of a windy nature, full of air or wind. E17-M18.
b. Liable to, or prolific in, windy blasts. Long rare or obsolete. L17.
R. Bohun The Spring and Autumn..are the most Flatulent Seasons of the yeere.
flatulently adverb M19.
flatulentness noun (rare) flatulence M16.