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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary flat·u·lent ETYMOLOGY Middle French, from Latin flatus act of blowing, wind, from flare to blow — more at blow DATE 1599 1. a. likely to cause gas b. marked by or affected with gas generated in the intestine or stomach 2. pompously or portentously overblown • flat·u·lent·ly adverb English Etymology flatulent 1599, from M.Fr . flatulent, from L. flatus "a blowing, a breaking wind," pp. of flare "to blow, puff," which is cognate with O.E.blawan (see blow (v.1)).http://M.Fr Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7 flatulent flatu·lent / 5flAtjulEnt; NAmE -tFE- / adjective1. (disapproving) sounding important and impressive in a way that exaggerates the truth or facts 浮夸的；浮华的 2. suffering from too much gas in the stomach 患肠胃气胀的 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged flat·u·lent \-nt\ adjective Etymology: Middle French, irregular from Latin flatus act of blowing, act of breaking wind, from flatus, past participle of flare to blow — more at blow 1. : full of air or other gas < the burner content was very flatulent > 2. : marked by or affected with gases generated in the intestine or stomach < flatulent dyspepsia > < feeling somewhat flatulent after a heavy meal > 3. : causing or likely to cause flatulence of the intestine or stomach < dried beans are popularly considered very flatulent food > 4. : pretentious without real worth or substance < the barren and flatulent gods served by his countryman — V.L.Parrington > : swollen and empty < flatulent rhetoric > : turgid Synonyms: see inflated |
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