gassy

[ gas-ee ]

adjective

, gas·si·er, gas·si·est.

1. full of or containing gas.
2. resembling gas.
3. flatulent.
4. Slang. given to idle, empty talk.

gassy

/ ˈɡæsɪ /

adjective

1. filled with, containing, or resembling gas
2. informal.
   full of idle or vapid talk

Derived Forms

• ˈgassiness, noun

Other Words From

• gassi·ness noun
• non·gassy adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gassy¹

First recorded in 1750–60; gas + -y ¹

Example Sentences

On his 100th birthday, Colin meets his gassy death before being reborn as a baby that burst from the abdomen of his corpse.

From Los Angeles Times

The 2022 study focused directly on Jupiter's cyclones, but Siegelman also saw wispy tendrils, known to researchers as filaments, in the spaces between the gassy vortices.

From Science Daily

A pantomime has come under fire for a song saying vegans are "annoying, anaemic, and gassy".

From BBC

They range from ‘super-Earths’ with bizarre geologies and ‘mini-Neptunes’ with gassy atmospheres to ‘hot Jupiters,’ huge planets whirling close to their blazing stars.

From Scientific American

Stress might also be a culprit in a gassy airborne stomach.

From Scientific American

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