gassy

adjective

gas·​sy ˈga-sē 

gassier; gassiest

1

a

: full of or containing gas

gassy beverages

gassy mines

b

: having excess gas in the stomach or intestines : flatulent sense 1a

also : causing flatulence

gassy vegetables

2

: having the characteristics of gas

a gassy odor

3

: characterized by many words but little content : emptily verbose

gassy prose

gassily

ˈga-sə-lē 

adverb

gassiness noun

Synonyms

• bombastic
• flatulent
• fustian
• gaseous
• grandiloquent
• oratorical
• orotund
• rhetorical
• rhetoric
• windy

Examples of gassy in a Sentence

He felt bloated and gassy.

another gassy speech by a long-winded politician

Recent Examples on the Web

Canada is left with nothing but a foul smell emitted from the rear end of crumbling Euro-imperialism—an odor filled with gassy European politics that waft in the face of Canadian desire for change and peace. —Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 17 Jan. 2025

Sour Diesel is another favorite, featuring earthy, piney, and gassy notes. —Rowan Briggs, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025

Instead of chilled glasses and champagne bubbles to ring in the New Year, how about gassy geysers and frosty avalanches? —Meredith Garofalo, Space.com, 6 Jan. 2025

Sour Diesel is another excellent option, with gassy, earthy, and piney notes. —Amplified Content Studio, The Mercury News, 2 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1757, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Kids Definition

gassy

adjective

gas·​sy ˈgas-ē 

gassier; gassiest

1

: full of or containing gas

2

: having the characteristics of gas

3

: characterized by the use of many words to say little

gassiness noun