as in expensively
in a luxurious manner
a television evangelist who lives fatly on a steady stream of donations from viewers of moderate means and immoderate gullibility
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The crypto industry writ large ended up as the largest source of political donations during the 2024 presidential election campaign.—
Rob Wile,
NBC News,
3 Mar. 2025 -
And that's what law enforcement does and the first responder community writ large does every single day.—
Steve Inskeep,
NPR,
15 Jan. 2025
Adverb
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Clean Up Your Mess To be fair, some booths at antiques stores are a hot mess, with junk piled high like bric-a-brac Jenga.—
Josh Miller,
Southern Living,
24 Apr. 2025
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But while the mother of True, 7, and Tatum, 2, had her head held high to the clouds, her children were adorably watching on with her — without her knowing.—
Emily Rella,
People.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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When coffee roasters describe their coffee as big, full-bodied, or round, this is a sign of a bean that's desperate to give up its secrets and so is more likely to extract fully and richly.—
Matthew Korfhage,
Wired News,
30 Apr. 2025
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The Magnificent Seven are also less richly valued following the recent selloff: Alphabet, for example, trades at 17 times profits estimated over the next 12 months, compared with an average of 21 times over the past decade, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
28 Apr. 2025
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“Fatly.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatly. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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