Meaning

5 senses
  1. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

    fatty tissues

    fatty meats

    fettig

    жи́рныйžírnyj

    жи́рнийžýrnyj

    containing or composed of fat

  2. Containing, composed of, or consisting of fat.

    Sometimes, especially, containing excess fat.

    fatty liver

    fatty pancreas

  3. Like fat; greasy.

    fettig

  4. Of or related to fat.

    fatty acid

    fatty alcohol

  5. (slang)Literally or figuratively large.

Examples

23 sentences
  1. You shouldn't eat fatty foods.

  2. Cut down on fatty foods.

  3. I don't eat fatty meat.

    ruЯ не ем жирное мясо. — marafon

  4. Avoid fatty food.

  5. I don't like fatty foods.

Translations

9 languages
Українська
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Русский
By meaning 1
containing fat:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
containing fat:

Origin

From Middle English fatty, equivalent to fat + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fattig (

From Middle English fatty, equivalent to fat + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fattig (“fatty”), Dutch vettig (“fatty, greasy”), German Low German fettig (“fatty”), German fettig (“fatty”).

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Forms

fattier, fattiest
Comparativefattier Lesson
Superlativefattiest Lesson

regular

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • containing or composed of fat:fat

Antonyms

1 antonyms

Word family

14 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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