FLATULENTLY

Etymology

Adverb

flatulently (not comparable)

In a flatulent manner or fashion.

Source: Wiktionary


Flat"u*lent*ly, adv.

Definition: In a flatulent manner; with flatulence.

FLATULENT

Flat"u*lent, a. Etym: [L. flatus a blowing, flatus ventris windiness, flatulence, fr. flare to blow: cf. F. flatulent. See Blow.]

1. Affected with flatus or gases generated in the alimentary canal; windy.

2. Generating, or tending to generate, wind in the stomach. Vegetables abound more with aërial particles than animal substances, and therefore are more flatulent. Arbuthnot.

3. Turgid with flatus; as, a flatulent tumor. Quincy.

4. Pretentious without substance or reality; puffy; empty; vain; as, a flatulent vanity. He is too flatulent sometimes, and sometimes too dry. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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