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fatty

/ˈfædi/
/ˈfæti/
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Other forms: fatties; fattier; fattily; fattiest

Definitions of fatty
  1. adjective
    containing or composed of fat
    fatty food”
    synonyms: fat
    adipose
    composed of animal fat
    buttery
    resembling or containing or spread with butter
    greasy, oily, oleaginous, sebaceous, unctuous
    containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
    suety
    like or full of suet
    superfatted
    (of soap) containing extra unsaponified fat
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    antonyms:
    nonfat
    without fat or fat solids
    calorie-free, light, lite, low-cal
    having relatively few calories
    skim, skimmed
    used of milk and milk products from which the cream has been removed
  2. noun
    a rotund individual
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    type of:
    large person
    a person of greater than average size
Pronunciation
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/ˈfædi/
UK
/ˈfæti/
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