lardy
Americanadjective
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like or consisting of lard.
lardy pastry.
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fat or becoming fat.
a diet designed for the lardy figure.
adjective
Etymology
Origin of lardy
Example Sentences
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It has its own lardy animal sort of flavor.
From Salon ● Nov. 21, 2020
Even before the fat fracas ignited a war of facts, it had already dragged New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg into the lardy mix.
From Time Magazine Archive
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There, cuddled in the haymow, were Grommet, the smith’s lardy daughter, and the pockmarked pig boy from the manor.
From "The Midwife's Apprentice" by Karen Cushman
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The dining-room was very warm, and there came a smell of lardy things from the kitchen.
From Roast Beef, Medium by Ferber, Edna
And Bloom, of course, with his knockmedown cigar putting on swank with his lardy face.
From Ulysses by Joyce, James
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