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flexitarian

[ flek-si-tair-ee-uhn ]

/ ˌflɛk sɪˈtɛər i ən /

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noun

a person whose diet is mostly vegetarian but sometimes includes meat, fish, or poultry.

adjective

of or relating to flexitarians or their diet: a flexitarian cookbook.

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Origin of flexitarian

First recorded in 1990–95; flexi(ble) + (vege)tarian

OTHER WORDS FROM flexitarian

flex·i·tar·i·an·ism, noun

Words nearby flexitarian

flexible-rate mortgage, flexible spending account, flexicurity, flexile, flexion, flexitarian, flexitime, Flexner, flexo, flexography, flex one's muscles

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How to use flexitarian in a sentence

Neutral terms like “semi-vegetarian,” “mostly vegetarian,” and “flexitarian” didn’t quite cut it because they were, in Kateman’s words, “static,” and did not propel further efforts to reduce meat, ideally to zero.
Cutting Back on Meat? What to Know About the Reducetarian Movement|Sheon Han|June 30, 2022|Time
The panel estimates that a flexitarian diet — reducing meat and dairy consumption by 75 percent — could cut emissions by 5 billion tons.
Eating meat is the Western norm. But norms can change|Sujata Gupta|May 11, 2022|Science News
The guide is written to help anyone on the less-meat spectrum, from aspiring flexitarians to full-on vegans.
How to eat less meat: A practical guide|Kenny Torrella|December 20, 2021|Vox
Whether you’re a vegetarian, vegan, pescatarian, flexitarian, so something completely different, you might think a lot about how the foods you eat alter the planet.
How to eat sustainably without sacrificing your favorite foods|Sara Kiley Watson|September 25, 2021|Popular-Science

Today, broader concerns about the environment and health are energizing millennials and Gen Z globally to embrace flexitarian lifestyles, where animal products are purged from diets at least some of the time.
How China Could Change the World by Taking Meat Off the Menu|Charlie Campbell/Shanghai|January 22, 2021|Time

British Dictionary definitions for flexitarian

flexitarian

/ (ˌflɛksɪˈtɛərɪən) /

noun

a person who eats a predominantly vegetarian diet, but who eats meat or fish occasionally

adjective

of or relating to a flexitarianflexitarian fare

Derived forms of flexitarian

flexitarianism, noun

Word Origin for flexitarian

C21: from flexi (ble) + (vege) tarian

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