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meaty

American  
[mee-tee] / ˈmi ti /

adjective

meatier, meatiest

  1. of or like meat.

  2. abounding in meat.

  3. rich in content or thought-provoking matter; full of substance.

    a meaty topic for discussion.
meaty British  
/ ˈmiːtɪ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or full of meat

    a meaty stew

  2. heavily built; fleshy or brawny

  3. full of import or interest

    a meaty discussion

  4. Judaism another word for fleishik

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Other Word Forms

  • meatily adverb
  • meatiness noun

Etymology

Origin of meaty

First recorded in 1780–90; meat + -y 1

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