† ˈventuous, a. Obs.
Also 5 ventuos.
[Irreg. f. L. ventu-s wind + -ous.]
Windy, flatulent.
Some other instances of the word in the same work (v. lx. and xvii. clxxxvi.) are due to mistranslation of the Latin text.
| 1398 Trevisa Barth. De P.R. xix. liv. (1495) 895 Rawe hony not well clarefyed is ryght ventuous and bredyth curlynge and swellyng in the wombe. |