fatly
Americanadverb
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in the manner of a fat person; ponderously.
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richly.
a fatly endowed foundation.
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with self-satisfaction; smugly.
Etymology
Origin of fatly
Example Sentences
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In the ocean, he flails fatly when trying to wave off the hotel employee collecting the towel in which his wallet is wrapped.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2012
There was a dead and bloated cow lying fatly on its side in the middle of the road, baking in the sun.
From Time Magazine Archive
But heat meant nothing to a veteran of Moroccan campaigns, swart General Jose Sanjurjo,* good friend of the late Dictator Primo De Rivera and of exiled King Alfonso, whom he faintly, fatly resembles.
From Time Magazine Archive
One day last week the invited cream, 2,000 strong, flowed fatly to the intimate opening.
From Time Magazine Archive
Shreve was coming up the walk, shambling, fatly earnest, his glasses glinting beneath the running leaves like little pools.
From "The Sound and the Fury" by William Faulkner
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