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lardy

lardy

6.7
Greasy and fatty in taste or texture
  • adjective
  • /ˈlɑrdi/
  • UK
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  • The pie was topped with a lardy crust, giving it a flaky and greasy texture.

Examples

  • After the meal, he felt sluggish from the lardy food he had eaten.

  • Having to excavate your canines from the throat of some lame or lardy schmuck.

    Fiction book (2002)

  • A lardy young boy on a raft landed in the p76 foam at Delia's feet.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • The chef used a lardy sauce that made the dish taste rich and creamy.

Antonyms

lean
108 2.5

Thin with little extra fat or money

How Greasy

lardy
  • UK
6.7
greasy
123 1.0
oily
38 1.0
fatty
54 2.3
dry
791 1.0

Surface Forms

lardy positive

Morphology

lardy = lard (transparent) = lard + y

The adjective is a straightforward adjectival formation from 'lard' meaning 'containing or resembling lard', so learners familiar with 'lard' can infer the meaning.

Etymology

The word lardy comes from the common word lard ('pig fat') plus the ending -y meaning 'full of', so it literally means 'full of fat'. A helpful image is a pastry dripping with fat, which explains why lardy describes something greasy or rich in texture.