- Meaty
- Meaty Meat"y, a. Abounding in meat. [1913 Webster]
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meaty — index compact (pithy), pithy, sententious Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
meaty — (adj.) full of meat, 1787, from MEAT (Cf. meat) (n.) + Y (Cf. y) (2). Figurative sense full of substance is from 1881. Related: Meatiness … Etymology dictionary
meaty — [adj] significant compact, epigrammatic, factual, full of content, interesting, meaningful, pithy, pointed, profound, rich, substantial, weighty; concept 267 Ant. insignificant, thin … New thesaurus
meaty — ► ADJECTIVE (meatier, meatiest) 1) resembling or full of meat. 2) fleshy or muscular. 3) substantial. DERIVATIVES meatiness noun … English terms dictionary
meaty — [mēt′ē] adj. meatier, meatiest 1. of, like, or having the flavor or quality of, meat 2. a) full of meat b) stout; heavy ☆ 3. full of substance; thought provoking; pithy meatiness n … English World dictionary
meaty — [[t]mi͟ːti[/t]] meatier, meatiest 1) ADJ GRADED Food that is meaty contains a lot of meat. ...a pleasant lasagne with a meaty sauce. 2) ADJ GRADED: usu ADJ n You can describe something such as a piece of writing or a part in a film as meaty if it … English dictionary
meaty — meat|y [ˈmi:ti] adj 1.) containing a lot of meat, or tasting strongly of meat ▪ a delicious meaty gravy 2.) informal big and fat, with a lot of flesh ▪ meaty forearms 3.) informal containing a lot of interesting ideas or information ▪ a meaty… … Dictionary of contemporary English
meaty — UK [ˈmiːtɪ] / US [ˈmɪtɪ] adjective Word forms meaty : adjective meaty comparative meatier superlative meatiest 1) containing a lot of meat 2) informal providing you with interesting information or ideas that make you think a meaty discussion of… … English dictionary
meaty — meat|y [ miti ] adjective 1. ) INFORMAL providing you with interesting information or ideas that make you think: a meaty discussion of the issues a meaty role in a new movie 2. ) INFORMAL big, and with a lot of fat or muscle: I yelled, but a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
meaty — adjective 1 containing a lot of meat or tasting strongly of meat: a delicious meaty gravy 2 informal big and fat, with a lot of flesh: a tall guy with meaty shoulders 3 informal containing a lot of interesting ideas or information: The lecture… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
