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meaty

meaty

17 3.4
Containing meat or tasting like meat
  • adjective
  • /ˈmiːti/
translation icon : con mucha carne
  • While the dish doesn't contain actual meat, it has a meaty taste that satisfies meat lovers.

That's almost meaty, but like, gross meaty.

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Examples

  • You know, we're not using meat in this dish, but it does have a meaty quality to it.

  • It was a beautiful fish, flavorful, textured, meaty, the best seller on the menu.

  • - And, uh, give him a meaty treat.

    Race to Witch Mountain (2009)

  • Give him the meaty half, Tom.

    My One and Only (2009)

  • My husband likes a meaty sauce.

    The Other Woman (2014)

  • We had two beautiful meaty pies.

    First We Feast

  • It is so much more meaty than fatty like the other ones, but still tender.

  • Rich, meaty flavour, all simmered in a delicious home- style gravy.

    Problem Child 2 (1991)

  • The chef prepared a rich, meaty stew that was full of tender chunks of beef.

  • She prefers a meaty burger over a veggie option because she enjoys the texture and flavor of meat.

Synonyms

fleshy
vsmeaty
20 3.8

Plump and soft on the body, like thick cheeks or arms

refers to similarity in taste or substance rather than body thickness
meated
vsmeaty
7.9

Containing meat, like a stew or pizza

emphasizes similarity in taste or texture rather than mere coverage

Antonyms

meatless
8 2.0

Food that does not contain meat

How Meaty

meated
7.9
meaty
17 3.4
lean
108 2.5
meatless
8 2.0

Surface Forms

meaty positive
meatier comparative
meatiest superlative

Morphology

meaty = meat (transparent) = meat + y

Direct adjectival formation from the noun 'meat' with the productive suffix '-y', yielding the literal meaning 'containing or resembling meat'.

Etymology

Meaty comes from the simple word meat plus the ending -y, where -y means 'full of', so it literally means 'full of meat' and describes food that is rich and filling.