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Definitions

flatulent

[flach-uh-luhnt] / ˈflætʃ ə lənt /
ADJECTIVE
pretentious, long-winded
Synonyms
WEAK
bombastic inflated oratorical overblown pompous prolix shallow superficial swollen tedious tumescent tumid turgid windy wordy
Antonyms
WEAK
brief unpretentious

Example Sentences

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Gary Oldman is having a blast as Jackson Lamb, the greasy, rumpled, sharp-tongued and strategically flatulent keeper of a den of MI5 misfits.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 10, 2025

Natural gas by any other would smell just as flatulent.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 4, 2024

While we'll see a new side to Gary Oldman's flatulent Jackson Lamb.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2023

Radcliffe's post-"Harry Potter" career has taken on a wonderfully unexpected direction via comedies like this one, including his turns as powerfully flatulent corpse in "Swiss Army Man" and unwilling action hero in "Guns Akimbo."

From Salon • Nov. 4, 2022

Kathy was tempted, but it was already seven o’clock, they were about to eat dinner, and she knew she wasn’t about to drive through the night again with four kids and a flatulent dog.

From "Zeitoun" by Dave Eggers