meaty
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmiːti/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Rhymes: -iːti
Adjective
meaty (comparative meatier, superlative meatiest)
- Of, relating to, or containing meat.
- Resembling meat in flavour, etc.
- This tastes rather meaty. Are you sure it's vegetarian?
- 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 121:
- "He's a foreign-looking guy with thinnish black hair and a meaty sort of pan."
- Of a person or a body part, large and solid.
- Substantial.
- I got a nice, meaty bonus.
- He scored a meaty role in the film, with plenty of action and dialogue.
- 2023 August 13, Michael Hogan, quoting Susan Wokoma, “Actor Susan Wokoma: ‘We all want to be married to Emma Thompson, don’t we?’”, in The Observer:
- I’ve always played my class – either working-class characters or ones where it’s not been mentioned – so this was quite scary. It’s also a meaty part. I’ve never had this many lines in a play.
- 2024 June 16, David Hytner, “Jude Bellingham gives England winning start but Serbia make Southgate sweat”, in The Guardian:
- Alexander-Arnold had a few nice moments on the ball before the interval. He also had a bad one when his loose touch allowed Zivkovic to supply Mitrovic for a meaty drive that flew wide.
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of, relating to, or containing meat
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