meaty

American  

[mee-tee] / ˈmi ti /

adjective

meatier, meatiest

1. of or like meat.

2. abounding in meat.

3. rich in content or thought-provoking matter; full of substance.

   a meaty topic for discussion.

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meaty British  

/ ˈmiːtɪ /

adjective

1. of, relating to, or full of meat

   a meaty stew

2. heavily built; fleshy or brawny

3. full of import or interest

   a meaty discussion

4. Judaism another word for fleishik

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Other Word Forms

• meatily adverb
• meatiness noun

Etymology

Origin of meaty

First recorded in 1780–90; meat + -y ¹

Example Sentences

I felt like I came into my own a little bit, and so just to find those meaty roles — but they don’t always come along.

From Los Angeles Times

Carl’s Jr., never a chain to shy away from meaty affairs, introduced its Cali XL burger, with two 3.5-ounce beef patties, in November.

From MarketWatch

In the lee of a boulder, a circle of sphinxes was eating something meaty and unidentifiable, tearing at it with teeth as long as his fingers and twice as thick.

From Literature

In the end, I never fed Bingo raw meaty bones, liver or tripe.

From The Wall Street Journal

They beat their axe handles against their meaty hands.

From Literature

Related Words

• interesting
• weighty