flatulent

Full of gas

Flatulent means producing or prone to producing gas in the digestive tract, or relating to such gas: flatulent foods, feeling bloated and flatulent.

Figuratively, flatulent describes speech or writing that is pompous and full of hot air—inflated but empty: a flatulent political speech, flatulent prose.

gassy

fart

Expelled digestive gas

  • gasFormless, expanding substance
  • windAir current outdoors
  • belchExpel stomach gas orally

burp · eructation · methane · hydrogen · sulfide · bloating · expel · toot · rumbling · gurgling

digestive

beans

Edible pod seeds

onions · garlic · lactose · fiber · gluten · carbohydrates · fermentation · digestion · indigestion · dyspepsia

humorous

prank

Playful trick on someone

snicker · toot · silly · buffoonery · juvenile · gag · raspberry · crude · locker-room · schoolboy

embarrassing

awkward

Lacking grace or ease

  • mortifiedIntensely embarrassed
  • shamePainful awareness of failure
  • blushFacial reddening from emotion

taboo · stigma · humiliation · self-conscious · red-faced · apologetic · discomfiture · chagrin · indiscretion · compromising

Categories
Opposites
digestive condition

flatulentconstipated

Unable to defecate

regular · settled · comfortable

rhetorical style

flatulentconcise

Briefly and clearly stated

direct · plain · unpretentious · straightforward · succinct

Family

flatulence

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG