Fatty Meaning
/ˈfæt.i/Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
adjContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat.
adjContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat., Sometimes, especially, containing excess fat.
Sentence Examples
This is a rather fatty cut of meat.
He always feels cold because he does not have enough fatty layering on his body.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor warned him to avoid eating ____ meat for his health.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor advised him to cut down on ____ meats to help lower his high cholesterol levels.
Word Origin & History
From Middle English fatty, equivalent to fat + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fattig (“fatty”), Dutch vettig (“fatty, greasy”), German Low German fettig (“fatty”), German fettig (“fatty”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Then in the case of excisions you have all kinds of secondary changes, pigmentary disturbances, modifications of the passions, alterations in the secretion of fatty tissue."
— 1896, H[erbert] G[eorge] Wells, “Chapter 14”, in The Island of Doctor Moreau (Heinemann’s Colonial Library of Popular Fiction; 52), London: William Heinemann, →OCLC; republished as The Island of Doctor Moreau: A Possibility, New York, N.Y.: Stone & Kimball, 1896, →OCLC:
"That means eating fruits and vegetables and cutting back on fatty foods."
— 2002, George W. Bush, Presidential Radio Address - June 22:
"As we age, the major arteries of our bodies frequently become thickened with plaque, a fatty material with an oatmeal-like consistency that builds up along the inner lining of blood vessels."
— 2013 July-August, Stephen P. Lownie, David M. Pelz, “Stents to Prevent Stroke”, in American Scientist:
"[…]which had a greasy and fatty surface like cold broth"
— 1860 December – 1861 August, Charles Dickens, “CHAPTER XXXII”, in Great Expectations […], volume (please specify |volume=I to III), London: Chapman and Hall, […], published October 1861, →OCLC:
"Be careful of the taxi drivers out there though, I've heard they sell you drugs, drop you off at your hotel and then dob you in to the Thai Police to get a fatty reward!"
— 2007, getting rid of weed smell tips:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The doctor warned him to avoid eating ____ meat for his health.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The doctor advised him to cut down on ____ meats to help lower his high cholesterol levels.