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fatly

fatly

8.2
In a heavy, round way that makes a person or animal seem fat
  • adverb
  • /ˈfætli/
translation icon : gordamente
  • He walked fatly after a big meal, clearly satisfied and content.

Examples

  • The cat sat fatly on the windowsill, basking in the warm sun.

  • He was always at his post, just outside a pizza place on Washington Street, lying fatly with his legs splayed out as if he'd decided he'd walked far enough in life.

    Fiction book (1998)

  • The toddler giggled as he played fatly on the soft grass.

Synonyms

plumply
vsfatly
3.7

In a rounded, full way that looks soft

is more general suggesting fullness in many ways beyond just rounded shape
buxomly
vsfatly
  • NSFW
9.9

In a way that shows a full, rounded body

is neutral and simply suggests fullness without sexual or curvy emphasis

Antonyms

sparsely
15 4.6

With few people or things in a large area

thinly
10 3.2

With little feeling or energy

How Plump

fatly
8.2
plumply
3.7
moderately
47 2.8

Surface Forms

fatly positive

Morphology

fatly = fat (transparent) = fat + ly

Direct adjectival derivation: 'fat' + '-ly' gives 'in a fat way', clearly indicating fullness or corpulence.

Etymology

Fatly comes from fat ('full' or 'plump') plus -ly, so it describes doing something in a heavy, round, or full way, like a cat that sits 'fatly' or a deep, full laugh. That's why fatly can mean acting or looking in a way that shows fullness or roundness.