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half-eaten

British  

adjective

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

    he pushed his half-eaten meal away

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Instead, food editor Margaret Eby practically leapt onto the page: “I feel very strongly about this! The answer is no, of course not! Unless you said you were bringing a homemade casserole and show up with a bag of half-eaten Doritos or something, it’s not rude.”

From Salon

Plates of half-eaten pancit, a Filipino noodle dish, were arrayed across tables.

From Los Angeles Times

Her frown deepens as she sidesteps open comic books and half-eaten granola bars.

From Literature

It’s not long before I step in a half-eaten bowl of fufu.

From Literature

They had already put down their mugs of tea and half-eaten sandwiches.

From Literature