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flexitarian
[ flek-si-tair-ee-uhn ]
/ ˌflɛk sɪˈtɛər i ən /
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noun
a person whose diet is mostlyvegetarian 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
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How to use flexitarian in a sentence
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-ScienceToday, 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|TimeTyson’s “Raised and Rooted” line of sausages and nuggets blends real meat with pea proteins to appeal to such flexitarians in the US.
Your first lab-grown burger is coming soon—and it’ll be “blended”|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
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, nounWord Origin for flexitarian
C21: from flexi (ble) + (vege) tarian
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