fatty

¹

[fat-ee]

adjective

fattier, fattiest 

1. consisting of, containing, or resembling fat.

   fatty tissue.

2. Pathology.,  characterized by overproduction or excessive accumulation of fat.

fatty

²

[fat-ee]

noun

Informal.

plural

fatties 

1. Disparaging and Offensive.,  a person who is overweight or obese (sometimes used as a term of address).

2. a large marijuana cigarette, often shared and consumed by a group, with a shape and size similar to a cigar.

fatty

/ ˈfætɪ /

adjective

1. containing, consisting of, or derived from fat

2. having the properties of fat; greasy; oily

3. (esp of tissues, organs, etc) characterized by the excessive accumulation of fat

noun

1. informal,  a fat person

Other Word Forms

• fattily adverb
• fattiness noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of fatty¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; fat, -y ¹

Origin of fatty²

First recorded in 1790–1800 fatty ² ( def. 1 ); 2003 fatty ² ( def. 2 ); fat, -y ²

Example Sentences

Peking duck gets its succulence from that bird’s fatty nature.

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Like açaí berries - these strange fruits are rich in antioxidants, fibre or fatty acids.

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"Mitochondrial problems show up in so many diseases -- heart failure, diabetes, fatty liver disease," Summers says.

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"Free oxygen radicals damage proteins, which causes them to misfold and aggregate, then fatty protein deposits called drusen begin to accumulate, which is the main diagnostic criterion for the dry form of age-related macular degeneration."

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Results revealed that the version made from textured sunflower protein had better consistency and higher levels of protein, along with healthy fats such as monounsaturated fatty acids.

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Related Words

• greasy 
• oily