Fat

/ˈfæt/ · adjective

Meaning

(sometimes derogatory) Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin..

Definitions by Sense

1. (sometimes derogatory) Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
2. Thick; large.
3. Bulbous; rotund.
4. Bountiful.
5. Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
6. (obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
7. Fertile; productive.
8. Rich; producing a large income; desirable.

Example Sentences

The fat man had problems going through the door.

The fattest pig should yield the most meat.

1932, New Orleans (La.) Board of Health, Vox Sanitatis While Hennessey is pouring the milk, the fat guy with the big pot-belly, will come over and write a lot of junk in his little book.

[…] Ruth‐ellen Stark and Elizabeth Ryan are about ten times fatter, but even they can't compare to Bruce…”

And there he stood, as uncouth as ever, naked as the day he was born, but fatter and chinnier and even more self-satisfied […]

Because, really, who would like the fat girl? Sebastian said I was crazy for thinking that.

The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.

The thickest salmon, the curdiest trout, the fattest partridge, and the most tender woodcock smoked on his board, and, rumor said, cooked with a delicacy that more pretentious houses could not rival.

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Word Forms

• fatter
• fattest
• fats
• fatting
• fatted

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