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flatulent

flat·u·lent [ fláchələnt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
1. causing gas in digestive system: causing excessive gas flatus to be created in the stomach and intestines

2. full of digestive gas: having excessive gas flatusin the digestive system

3. pompous or self-important: having or showing excessive self-importance ( literary )

[Late 16th century. Via French< modern Latin flatulentus< Latin flatus "blowing, blast" < flare "to blow"]

flat·u·lence noun
flat·u·lent·ly adverb
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