ventripotent

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ventripotent

  • /vɛnˈtɹɪpətənt/ UK

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From Middle French ventripotent, from Latin venter (“belly”) + potens (“powerful”).

adjective more ventripotent · most ventripotent

  1. Having a big belly. Of the ridiculous statue Manduce; and how, and what the Gastrolaters sacrifice to their ventripotent [translating ventripotent] god.
  2. Gluttonous. I'm sure your being so ventripotent is useful in county fair competitions, George, but it's driving our bakery into the ground, so we're replacing you.

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adj Having a big belly

Русскийпузатый puzatyj

adj Gluttonous

Русскийпрожо́рливый prožórlivyj

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"ventripotent." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ventripotent. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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ventripotent. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ventripotent

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@misc{ventripotent_2026,
  title = {ventripotent},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ventripotent},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}