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 Slightly thicker slices can work well for fattier, more tender cuts. Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025 That means eating all types of foods and not demonstrating guilt when consuming an occasional fatty or sugary snack. Adrienne Farr, Parents, 5 Sep. 2025 Lipids are fatty compounds, such as cholesterol, that are used largely for energy storage in the body. Linda Carroll, NBC news, 20 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 See All Example Sentences for fatty
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Adjective
  • Predictably, the great migration has left its greasy fingerprints all over Versant’s balance sheet.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Illiyoon Ceramide Ato Concentrate Cream delivers up to 120 hours of hydration in a lightweight texture that won’t feel heavy or greasy.
    Sarah Han, Allure, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • 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 6 Oct. 2025.

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