meaty

From meat +‎ -y.

• IPA^(key): /ˈmiːti/

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• Rhymes: -iːti

meaty (comparative meatier, superlative meatiest)

1. Of, relating to, or containing meat.
2. Resembling meat in flavour, etc.

   This tastes rather meaty. Are you sure it's vegetarian?

   • 1946, George Johnston, Skyscrapers in the Mist, page 121:

     "He's a foreign-looking guy with thinnish black hair and a meaty sort of pan."

3. Of a person or a body part, large and solid.
4. Substantial.

   I got a nice, meaty bonus.

   He scored a meaty role in the film, with plenty of action and dialogue.

   • 2023 August 13, Michael Hogan, quoting Susan Wokoma, “Actor Susan Wokoma: ‘We all want to be married to Emma Thompson, don’t we?’”, in The Observer‎:

     I’ve always played my class – either working-class characters or ones where it’s not been mentioned – so this was quite scary. It’s also a meaty part. I’ve never had this many lines in a play.

   • 2024 June 16, David Hytner, “Jude Bellingham gives England winning start but Serbia make Southgate sweat”, in The Guardian‎:

     Alexander-Arnold had a few nice moments on the ball before the interval. He also had a bad one when his loose touch allowed Zivkovic to supply Mitrovic for a meaty drive that flew wide.

• (of, relating to, or containing meat):
• (resembling meat in flavour, etc): fleshy
• (of a person or body part): bulky, chunky, muscular, solid, stocky
• (substantial): substantial

• mincemeaty

• etyma, matey