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| flat·u·lent [ fláchələnt ] |
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1. causing gas in digestive system: causing excessive gas flatus to be created in the stomach and intestines
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2. full of digestive gas: having excessive gas flatusin the digestive system
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3. pompous or self-important: having or showing excessive self-importance
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| [Late 16th century. Via French< modern Latin flatulentus< Latin flatus "blowing, blast" < flare "to blow"] |
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 flat·u·lence noun |
 flat·u·lent·ly adverb |
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