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meaty

meaty

7 5.8
Full of ideas that make you think
  • adjective
  • /ˈmiːti/
translation icon : sustancioso
  • That was a very weighty and meaty and content rich presentation.
  • meaty role
  • meaty issues
  • meaty questions

I have some really meaty problems this week.

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Examples

  • Perhaps his part is not as meaty as one would hope.

    Blog text (12)
  • The traditional generalist education of the journalist is ill-suited to meaty topics such as law, science, finance, technology, and medicine.

    Blog text (32)
  • It's actually quite a meaty role.

  • If you are creating a meaty case study, then the challenges are a big part of it.

    Blog text (32)
  • And it's loved by graduate students because it's interesting, it's meaty, It's full of interesting issues.

  • Doctors find Stephanie's condition an interesting puzzle, something meaty to mull over.

    Fiction book (2001)
  • The lecture was full of meaty arguments that sparked a lively debate.

  • Readers enjoy novels that offer meaty themes to ponder long after finishing.

  • The professor assigned a meaty article that challenged the students' critical thinking skills.

Synonyms

substantive
vsmeaty
  • Formal
88 6.3

Important and having real meaning or value

is richer in ideas and aims to provoke thought rather than just amount
incisive
vsmeaty
  • Formal
8 6.8

Showing a clear, deep understanding and explaining ideas sharply

is more about deep, substantial content that provokes thought rather than sharp clarity

Antonyms

124 3.4

Showing little thought or real feeling

17 7.3

Having little taste and being boring

How Substantial

weighty
  • Formal
18 5.3
substantial
7 5.0
meaty
7 5.8
informative
94 3.5
superficial
94 5.6

Surface Forms

meaty positive
meatier comparative
meatiest superlative

Morphology

meaty = meat (semi-transparent) = meat + y

The adjective is formed regularly from 'meat', but the sense 'substantial; full of content' is a metaphorical extension and not strictly literal.

Etymology

A helpful way to remember the figurative use of meaty is to think of a meal with meat: a meaty idea is 'filling' and full of meaning, so it describes something important and worth thinking about.