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fattiness

  • a word derived from fatty.
    fatty
    adjective
    consisting of, containing, or resembling fat.

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The peppery cold crunch of the radish, the smooth fattiness of the butter, the crispness and salinity of the salt — I was gobsmacked.

From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025

Visually, I think it scares some people, but it has such a rich flavor, balanced fattiness, versatility and heritage and tradition to its use.

From Salon ● Oct. 9, 2024

The sauce should hang in the balance between sweet and sour, offset by the round fattiness of the olive oil.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 26, 2023

The slaw is simple but packs a lot of flavor, incorporating citrus and mustard, both of which complement the pork and cut through the fattiness.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 25, 2023

And the same was true of the many banh mi I’d wolfed down across Houston, and of the backyard cookouts I’d been privy to in Texas: Great care was taken to avoid the pig’s fattiness.

From New York Times ● Mar. 30, 2022