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
gassiness
noun
Examples of gassy in a Sentence
He felt bloated and gassy.
another gassy speech by a long-winded politician
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Kathryn Romeyn, AFAR Media, 11 Feb. 2025
Firstly, Saturn is made up of stable gassy layers and potentially has a diffuse rocky core.
—Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 16 Sep. 2024
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
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“Gassy.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gassy. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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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
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