flatulent
UK: ˈflætʃələnt | US: ˈflætʃələnt
adj. suffering from or caused by excessive gas in the intestines
adj. pompous or inflated in style; pretentious
The word "flatulent" originates from Latin flatus (meaning "blown" or "breath"), combined with the suffix -ulentus (indicating abundance). It originally described physical bloating caused by gas, later metaphorically extending to describe inflated speech or pretentiousness. The connection between "blowing" and "gas" reflects the ancient understanding of bodily functions.
The patient complained of feeling flatulent after eating beans.
His flatulent speech bored the audience with its empty grandiosity.
Certain foods can make you feel uncomfortably flatulent.
The politician's flatulent promises failed to convince the public.
Medieval medicine often attributed flatulent symptoms to imbalances in bodily humors.