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Definition: FLATULENTLY

Part of Speech Definition
Adverb 1. In a flatulent manner; with flatulence.[Websters]
2. In a turgid, swollen, bombastic, grandiloquent or overblown manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a vain, void, ostentatious, hollow or self-important manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a vainglorious or proud manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In a vacant or devoid manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a grandiose or ambitious manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In a vacuous or bare manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective flatulent.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(flatulent)
1. Generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal.[Wordnet].
2. Suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal.[Wordnet].
3. Affected with flatus or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy.[Websters].
4. Generating, or tending to generate, wind in the stomach.[Websters].
5. Turgid with flatus; as, a flatulent tumor.[Websters].
6. Pretentious without substance or reality; puffy; empty; vain; as, a flatulent vanity.[Websters].
7. Being pompous, ostentatious, bombastic or grandiloquent.[Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Being windy, airy or aerial.[Eve - graph theoretic]
9. Being gassy.[Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb flatulently.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "Flatulently" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Definition: FLATULENTLY

Part of SpeechDefinition
Adverb1. In a flatulent manner; with flatulence.[Websters]
2. In a turgid, swollen, bombastic, grandiloquent or overblown manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
3. In a vain, void, ostentatious, hollow or self-important manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
4. In a vainglorious or proud manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
5. In a vacant or devoid manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
6. In a grandiose or ambitious manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
7. In a vacuous or bare manner. [Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Virtually never used adverbial inflection of the rarely used adjective flatulent.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Adjective Form
(flatulent)
1. Generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal.[Wordnet].
2. Suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal.[Wordnet].
3. Affected with flatus or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy.[Websters].
4. Generating, or tending to generate, wind in the stomach.[Websters].
5. Turgid with flatus; as, a flatulent tumor.[Websters].
6. Pretentious without substance or reality; puffy; empty; vain; as, a flatulent vanity.[Websters].
7. Being pompous, ostentatious, bombastic or grandiloquent.[Eve - graph theoretic]
8. Being windy, airy or aerial.[Eve - graph theoretic]
9. Being gassy.[Eve - graph theoretic]
10. Infrequently used base adjective of the adverb flatulently.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), compiled from various sources, under license.

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Date "FLATULENTLY" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references)

Specialty Definition: flatulent

DomainDefinition
Noah Webster1: [Adjective] Windy; affected with air generated in the stomach and intestines..
 2: [Adjective] Turgid with air; windy; as a flatulent tumor..
 3: [Adjective] Generating or apt to a generate wind in the stomach. Pease are a flatulent vegetable.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary.
Wiktionary1: [Adjective] (obsolete) vain. (references)
 2: [Adjective] Affected by gas in the intestine; likely to fart. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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