meaty

[ mee-tee ]

/ ˈmi ti /

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adjective, meat·i·er, meat·i·est.

of or like meat.

abounding in meat.

rich in content or thought-provoking matter; full of substance: a meaty topic for discussion.

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Origin of meaty

First recorded in 1780–90; meat + -y¹

OTHER WORDS FROM meaty

meat·i·ly, adverbmeat·i·ness, noun

Words nearby meaty

meat packing, meatspace, meat tea, meatus, meat wagon, meaty, mebendazole, mebi-, mec, mecamylamine, mecate

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How to use meaty in a sentence

Lemon juice and zest offset the rich, meaty flavors and perk up the bitter greens.
Hearty and robust, Italian wedding soup is a perfect marriage of meat and vegetables|Daniela Galarza|January 7, 2021|Washington Post
The carcass I put into an equally giant plastic bag, and left it a bit meatier than I would have otherwise, because we had turkey to burn and a meaty carcass makes excellent stock.
20 Days of Turkey|Meghan McCarron|December 23, 2020|Eater
People who are already pretty comfortable with the idea if not the flavor of plant burgers will soon get to try them with a sprinkling of cultured cells to add some extra meaty oomph—an Impossible Plus, perhaps.
Your first lab-grown burger is coming soon—and it’ll be “blended”|Katie McLean|December 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
There’s humanity to be found in this world as long as you look for it — especially within the meaty side missions.
‘Cyberpunk 2077’ is a thrill ride through an ugly, unexamined world|Elise Favis|December 11, 2020|Washington Post

The partnership seems like a win for the alternative protein provider, which is locked in a meaty competition with its privately held rival, Impossible Foods, for fast food burger chain dominance.
Beyond Meat shares rise on news that it collaborated with McDonald’s on the McPlant options|Jonathan Shieber|November 9, 2020|TechCrunch
So yes, there was a lot of meaty stuff that sustained me over those eight years.
How Richard Pryor Beat Bill Cosby and Transformed America|David Yaffe, Scott Saul|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another one of those meaty roles is that of Maggie Swann, the woman at the heart of Fort Bliss.
Michelle Monaghan on ‘Fort Bliss,’ the Lack of Roles for Women, and ‘True Detective’ Hysteria|Marlow Stern|September 23, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“A regular TV sitcom, a Broadway show and a meaty movie role,” Rivers said.
Joan Rivers: 'Death Is Like Plastic Surgery'|Tim Teeman|September 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A meaty neigh came out of the man before him, stark naked and on all fours.
Fifty Shades of Presidential FanFiction|Amy Zimmerman|August 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Watch out, humans, your meaty flesh is no longer enough for hungry bears.
The 15 Best Super Bowl 2014 Commercials|Ben Teitelbaum|February 2, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was not a long sermon, but He flattered Himself that it was meaty.
The Worshippers|Damon Francis Knight
They were twisted and gnarly, and with scarcely the semblance of the full meaty calf such as graces your leg and mine.
Before Adam|Jack London
There was a certain grandeur about his great, dark visage, his falciform nose and meaty jowls as he stood there.
The Marooner|Charles A. Stearns
I landed sort of spread-eagle flat and seemed to hang there before I slid down the wall to the floor with a meaty-sounding Whump!
Highways in Hiding|George Oliver Smith
They never landed, the truck driver put a meaty hand on the other's face and seated him on the sidewalk for the second time.
The Velvet Glove|Harry Harrison

British Dictionary definitions for meaty

meaty

/ (ˈmiːtɪ) /

adjective meatier or meatiest

of, relating to, or full of meata meaty stew

heavily built; fleshy or brawny

full of import or interesta meaty discussion

Judaism another word for fleishik

Derived forms of meaty

meatily, adverbmeatiness, noun

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