meaty
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meaty
- /ˈmiːti/
Rhymes with -iːti
Where it comes from
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d-der.
Proto-Germanic *matiz
Proto-West Germanic *mati
Old English mete
Middle English mete
English meat
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Germanic *-gaz
Proto-West Germanic *-g
Old English -iġ
Middle English -y
English -y
English meaty
From meat + -y.
adjective meatier · meatiest
- Of, relating to, or containing meat. In the early years of this century most Americans did not question the meaty, starchy, saladless national diet.
- Resembling meat in flavour, smell, etc. This tastes rather meaty. Are you sure it's vegetarian?
- Of a person or a body part, large and solid. The whole, long, thick, meaty shaft of it quivered as if eager to dispel my mouth. Odor assailed me, too – my brother, like so many soldiers, not being overly fastidious in matters of personal hygiene. "All right, my little whoreling," he commanded, [...]
- Substantial. I got a nice, meaty bonus.
