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Definition of Gassy

1. Adjective. Resembling gas.

2. Adjective. Suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal.

Definition of Gassy

1. a. Full of gas; like gas. Hence: [Colloq.] Inflated; full of boastful or insincere talk.

Definition of Gassy

1. Adjective. Of a beverage, containing dissolved gas (usually carbon dioxide). ¹

2. Adjective. Flatulent. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Gassy

1. containing gas [adj -SIER, -SIEST] : GASSILY [adv]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gassy

gast gasted gaster gasteromycete gasteromycetes gasteropod gasteropoda gasteropodous gasteropods gasters

gastfull gastight gastightness gastightnesses

Literary usage of Gassy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Microbiology: A Text-book of Microörganisms, General and Applied by Charles Edward Marshall (1911)
"gassy FERMENTATION.—It frequently happens that instead of the normally rapid development of the Bact. lactis acidi type of organisms in the milk, ..."

2. The Windsor Magazine: An Illustrated Monthly for Men and Women (1908)
"For your cold, gassy," she repeated. The little woman stood still a moment ... gassy was at the window again, .looking out at the dying radiance of the sun. ..."

3. Microbiology for Agricultural and Domestic Science Students by Charles Edward Marshall, Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1911)
"gassy FERMENTATION.—It frequently happens that instead of the normally rapid development of the Bad. lactis acidi type of organisms in the ..."

4. Microbiology for Agricultural and Domestic Science Students by Charles Edward Marshall, Frederic Theodore Bioletti (1911)
"ABNORMAL FERMENTATIONS IN MILK. gassy FERMENTATION.—It frequently happens that instead of the normally rapid development of the Bad. lactis acidi ..."

5. Safety and Health Requirements Manual: U. S. Army Corps of Engineers edited by Robert H. Griffin (1999)
"B.02 Underground construction gassy operations may be downgraded to potentially gassy operations when air monitoring results remain under 10% of the lower ..."

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