half-eaten

British  

adjective

1. (of food, a meal, etc) partially consumed

   he pushed his half-eaten meal away

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half-eaten

Tables were covered with partially eaten starter salads and half-eaten bread rolls.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 26, 2026

Moore and his colleagues have been trying to spot him on their walks, but instead have only found evidence he is leaving behind, like half-eaten birds.

From BBC ● Jan. 30, 2026

I love serving a pasta salad that steals the spotlight from grilled meats — guests will abadon half-eaten burgers to instead pile even more salad on their plates.

From Salon ● May 4, 2025

Together, we mopped the floors, emptied the cabinets of half-eaten bags of pasta and threw away Tupperware with missing tops.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 8, 2025

I descended the tower stairs to the kitchen, where I put two half-eaten venison shanks in my basket.

From "Ophelia" by Lisa Klein