gassy

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  1. adjective Containing or full of gas.
  2. adjective Resembling gas.
  3. adjective Slang Bombastic; boastful.

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  • In its orbit, the world was like a gassy comet, tail pointing outward. —  Dozois, Gardner ; Strahan, Jonathan - SSC - The New Space Opera (v1.0)
  • Which made another loud noise and filled the apartment with a gassy, smoky smell. —  Manhattan Is My Beat
  • The White Cap beer was pleasantly sharp, dangerously gassy, the perfect accompaniment. —  Kahawa
  • Curmudgeon Death: you are a gassy, cigar-breathed geezer that has lived a long life and die quietly in your sleep waiting for the ER. —  TREND HUNTER - The Latest Trends
  • HILO » Last year's gassy, dusty eruption inside Halemaumau Crater did far more swallowing than spitting, the Hawaiian Volcano Observatory said. —  Starbulletin Headlines
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