Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Containing or full of gas.
- adjective Resembling gas.
- adjective Slang Bombastic or boastful.
- adjective Flatulent.
- adjective Causing flatulence.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to, characteristic of, or containing gas; gaseous.
- Given to “gas” or “gassing”; prone to conceited, boastful, or high-flown talk: as, a gassy fellow.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective colloq., colloq. Full of gas; like gas.
- adjective passing intestinal gas excessively; flatulent.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of a
beverage , containingdissolved gas (usuallycarbon dioxide ). - adjective
Flatulent .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling gas
- adjective suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal
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Examples
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And he was what you call gassy about it: said he had told Henson plump and plain what he was going to do, and that he was not afraid of Henson or any man breathing. "
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If you hate carbon emissions, the Australian Outback may seem like a paradise, unless you re a bit gassy, that is.
Kill Farting Animals By The Millions To Cut Carbon Emissions Says Australian Study 2010
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If you hate carbon emissions, the Australian Outback may seem like a paradise, unless you're a bit gassy, that is.
Kill Farting Animals By The Millions To Cut Carbon Emissions Says Australian Study 2010
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If you hate carbon emissions, the Australian Outback may seem like a paradise, unless you're a bit gassy, that is.
Kill Farting Animals By The Millions To Cut Carbon Emissions Says Australian Study 2010
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And the vague reference is then merely used to quickly segue to talk about environmental issues such as gassy cows.
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This essay is kind of gassy, but it makes a point.
I think I've found the ultimate in anti-Palin gas-baggery. Ann Althouse 2008
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One common use is to cook beans with some epazote in order to lower thier 'gassy' side effect.
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Hing is asafoetida, it aids in the digestion of these 'gassy' veggies ...
Broccoli-Methi Curry ( Broccoli-Fenugreek) Cardamom 2006
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Even people with a heavily traditional diet are demanding external products either as occasional treats, such as gassy drinks or basic commodities such as white sugar and flour.
1 Food and packaging 1982
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The North Valley mines were especially "gassy," it appeared.
King Coal : a Novel Upton Sinclair 1923
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