gassiest

Adjective

gassy (comparative gassier, superlative gassiest)

1. Having the nature of, or containing, gas.
   • In gassy curds, the condition that promotes the generation of gas, is opposed to the condition that favors the development of acid, and vice versa. Therefore, I believe the secret of making good cheese from gassy curds is to promote the development of lactic acid.1889, J. W. Robertson, “Cheese-making for Beginners”, in Annual Report of the Department of Agriculture for the Province of Ontario, 1888. […], Toronto, Ont.: Printed by Warwick & Sons, […], →OCLC...

   Synonyms:

   gaseous, gasiferous, gaslike

   1. (specifically) Containing dissolved gas (usually carbon dioxide); fizzy.
      • Bell pushes labelled "Steward" proved to be more than ornamental, even though gassy mineral waters may not be the ideal fare for a narrow-gauge journey.1958 July, R. K. Kirkland, “Into the Mountains on the Festiniog Railway”, in Railway Magazine, page 452
   2. (specifically) Tending to burp; burpy.
      • The Renault burst effortlessly through what turned out to be an anorexic privet, and immediately encountered something more substantial in the form of an astonished and transfixed Cheviot. McGregor heard a gassy – groan half-baa and half-burp – as the sheep was bounced into the air, the Renault...1999, Christopher Brookmyre, One Fine Day in the Middle of the Night, London: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN; 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Grove Press, 2003, →ISBN
   3. (specifically) Tending to release flatus; flatulent.
      • […] Always go to the bathroom when feeling gassy and bloated, and never break wind in any public situation, especially not on hot dates!2005, Larry A. Glanz, “Introduction”, in The Ultimate Book of Bathroom Etiquette and Humor, [Bloomington, Ind.]: Xlibris, →ISBN, page 19
2. Tending to cause flatulence.
   • Beans are a gassy food.

   Synonyms:

   farty

3. (figuratively, informal) Tending to be long-winded or wordy, especially in a boastful and vain manner.
   • [H]e went home […] and told them about his trip; how at Ripon he saw the gassiest man he had ever seen; an old steamboat captain by the name of Mapes; how I told him where we were going to have colleges, mills, stores, etc., […] the last time I saw him before he died he told me that he had seen all...1873, David P[arshall] Mapes, “My Speech at the Pioneer Festival”, in History of the City of Ripon, and of Its Founder, David P. Mapes, with His Opinion of Men and Manners of the Day, Milwaukee...

   Synonyms:

   circumlocutory, diffuse, periphrastic, palaverous, pleonastic, prolix, rigmarole, sesquipedalian, verbose, wordy

   Antonyms:

   taciturn, reticent, unloquacious, untalkative, quiet, reserved, silent, silentious