as in greasy
containing animal fat especially in unusual amounts fatty ground beef that was the cheapest available

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Recent Examples of fatty Category 3: High-fat dairy, refined carbohydrates, fatty meat. Sheah Rarback, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2025 Instead, prioritize sources of heart-healthy unsaturated fats like fatty fish, nuts, seeds, non-tropical vegetable oils, and avocado. Isabel Vasquez Rd Ldn, Health, 13 Aug. 2025 Scientists at Rome's Central Restoration Institute ran solubility tests and found no traces of sugars or proteins, just fatty substances like waxes and resins. Pranjal Malewar, New Atlas, 10 Aug. 2025 Much of what is imported is lean beef trimmings that meatpackers mix with fattier beef produced in the U.S. to produce the varieties of ground beef that domestic consumers want. Josh Funk, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for fatty
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Adjective
  • Dip a microfiber cloth into the water and then gently scrub away any greasy spots on your cabinets.
    Ashlyn Needham, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025
  • And because Rhode is all about keeping skin health front of mind, the product ensures lasting hydration that never enters greasy territory.
    Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The air—the air was too thick with adipose food-truck fumes.
    Kent Russell, Harper's Magazine, 28 Feb. 2025
  • This compound is believed to target adipose fat tissue, including the stubborn fat that many of us suffer from in the abdomen area.
    Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 2 June 2023

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“Fatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/fatty. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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