flatulent

adjective

ˈfla-chə-lənt How to pronounce flatulent (audio)
Definition of flatulentnext
as in rhetorical
marked by the use of impressive-sounding but mostly meaningless words and phrases on election night TV's self-important pundits let loose a fusillade of flatulent pontifications

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Recent Examples of flatulent Now in its fifth season, the Apple TV drama follows a gang of screw-up spies who are nobody’s idea of the Avengers, led by Gary Oldman’s irascible, flatulent Jackson Lamb. — Alison Herman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025 Our foul, flatulent father-figure may exaggerate a bit when belittling his enemies (and friends, for that matter), but cloaked under his aura of filth — like an adult Pig-Pen’s toxic dust cloud — rests a core truth. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 24 Sep. 2025 Gary Oldman plays Jackson Lamb in the series, the curmudgeonly and flatulent chief of Slough House where all the MI5 misfits are sent. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025 The waggish jeer that subverts the Reich Chancellery, designed by Adolf Hitler's chief architect, Albert Speer, must have sent the woman who chastises children for flatulent folly into a tizzy. — Natasha Gural, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for flatulent
Recent Examples of Synonyms for flatulent
  1. rhetorical
  2. inflated
  3. gaseous
  4. gassy
  5. pontifical
  6. bombastic
Adjective
  • The latest Piker rhetorical bomb El-Sayed had to dodge was the streamer’s assertion in an interview with Axios, excerpts of which were posted Thursday, that the United States is more of a fomenter of terrorism than al-Qaeda.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • By retaining too much of the play’s rhetorical architecture, the film turns a provocative dramatic premise into something closer to an illustrated thesis.
    — Beandrea July, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of rhetorical
Adjective
  • The boxes allegedly cost substantially less to produce, allowing the conspirators to use the inflated prices to finance bribes and divert government funds.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, conventional estimates produced inflated efficiency values that failed to reflect actual device behavior under operating conditions.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of inflated
Adjective
  • Metals built for extreme environments To witness this microscopic change in real time, researchers cooled metal samples to -253°C using gaseous helium at the ISIS Neutron and Muon Source in Oxfordshire.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The vast majority of living organisms, however, are not able to use nitrogen in its gaseous form.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of gaseous
Adjective
  • Others tried and failed too, despite survey data showing the basin’s gassy potential.
    — Jordan Blum, Fortune, 10 Oct. 2026
  • The end result would be a gassy surface shining as brightly as a more exposed black hole but with the Balmer break and smooth red hump of a 5,000-kelvin star, de Graaff and Naidu theorized.
    — Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of gassy
Adjective
  • In another decree published Monday, Leo canceled Francis’ plans to move some of the Vatican’s secret archives and library holdings out of the city state and onto the grounds of a pontifical university across town.
    — Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Leo opened his visit to Pompeii by meeting with sick and disabled people who are cared for by a charity center affiliated with the sanctuary, which Leo’s namesake, Pope Leo XIII, declared a pontifical basilica in 1901.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 May 2026
Definition of pontifical
Adjective
  • The trailer for The Magician’s Nephew premiered in front of a full Imax theater in the AMC at Lincoln Square, revealing a first look at Gerwig’s bombastic, epic spectacle.
    — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 13 Oct. 2026
  • On its face, the fair, slated for June 25 to July 10, was a bombastic mess.
    — Ta-Nehisi Coates, Vanity Fair, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of bombastic

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“Flatulent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/flatulent. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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