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lardy

American  
[lahr-dee] / ˈlɑr di /

adjective

lardier, lardiest
  1. like or consisting of lard.

    lardy pastry.

  2. fat or becoming fat.

    a diet designed for the lardy figure.


lardy British  
/ ˈlɑːdɪ /

adjective

  1. fat; obese

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of lardy

First recorded in 1880–85; lard + -y 1

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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

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

The skim-milk of life's for the many, the lardy few lap up the cream, And all talk about trimming the balance is rubbish, a mere Roosso's Dream!

From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 98, February 22nd, 1890 by Various

When the dainty shadings of taste are over-shadowed by a "lardy" flavor, the true taste of the food itself is lost.

From The Story of Crisco by Neil, Marion Harris

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