adjective
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of, relating to, or full of meat
a meaty stew
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heavily built; fleshy or brawny
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full of import or interest
a meaty discussion
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Judaism another word for fleishik
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Origin of meaty
Explanation
Something that's meaty is dense and chewy, or full of rich flavor, like meat. Believe it or not, a meaty portobello mushroom can be a good substitute for a hamburger. If you serve your guests a thick, meaty stew, that means it's actually full of chunks of meat, and when you cook a pan of vegetarian "bacon," it may smell so good and meaty that you tempt even your most carnivorous friends. A figurative way for something to be meaty is to be full of information or substance. A meaty essay will make your history teacher much happier than one that's thin and hastily written.
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As a result, Spurs could offer far superior wages to Tonali and make a meaty bid of about £80m for the Italy midfielder - yet stay within the game's financial rules.
From BBC ● Jun. 24, 2026
Stirred into a mushroom stroganoff, it amplifies the fungi’s naturally meaty qualities.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
YouTube is awash with videos of freaked-out Midwesterners batting the meaty fish from their boats.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 8, 2026
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 ● Feb. 26, 2026
They ate the rich, meaty mussels for lunch.
From "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt
“A defining example is how Joyce Chen created Peking ravioli with a meatier filling to appeal to the region’s Italian-influenced tastes, even using the name ‘ravioli’ as a familiar reference point,” says Doo.
From Salon ● May 3, 2026
A crowd of about 50 supporters and curious locals meet the candidate at Donkey’s Place, a venerable deli that serves a meatier cheesesteak than more-famous shops in nearby Philadelphia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025
And yet: If the White House’s furniture, paintings, and wallpaper inspire the fervent scrutiny of the nation’s interior decorators, it is because meatier changes have been so rare.
From Slate ● Aug. 5, 2025
But he will also preside over Petrobras’ oil boom and a period of growing gas imports, both of which will facilitate Brazil growing hunger for cheap flights, meatier diets and air-conditioned homes.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2024
“Aaron,” I say, my heart thundering, my breath catching and turning into meatier and meatier coughs.
From "The Knife of Never Letting Go" by Patrick Ness
Like Smart, Einbinder has the meatiest role among the nominees.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 2024
Dr Zelenitsky said that finding only the legs suggested that this teenage gorgosaurus "seems to have wanted the drumsticks - probably because that's the meatiest part".
From BBC ● Dec. 8, 2023
The young Gorgosaurus also seems to have been choosy, Zelenitsky says, because it ate only the two hindlegs of each Citipes, the meatiest part of the prey.
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 7, 2023
Although the slow unraveling of their romance is gripping, the show finds its meatiest material in the standoff between John and Debra’s two daughters, who see the red flags waving from the start.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
Arrange drumsticks with meatiest portions toward outer edge of utensil.
From The Perdue Chicken Cookbook by Perdue, Mitzi
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