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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If you’re inspired, you can try out our new MarketWatch retirement questionnaire and ask a good, meaty question of your own.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026
If you don’t have enough bones, Celenza says you can always do a 50/50 fortified stock using bouillon or even a flavor packet from ramen to round out the meaty flavor.
From Salon ● Jul. 2, 2026
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
When Evgeny brings food to work, Dmitri suspiciously asks, “What is that meaty smell?”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 26, 2026
They smelled greasy and meaty and delicious, like Tuesday evening.
From Absolutely Almost by Lisa Graff
Acquaintances can drift through conversational banalities or choose to engage in meatier, more satisfying subjects.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 29, 2026
Given enough time, they become sweet, savory and almost improbably rich, developing a depth of flavor that feels far meatier than the humble vegetable itself.
From Salon ● Jun. 2, 2026
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
Minor parts, including in Henry IV Part 1 and As You Like It, preceded a meatier role as Alan Downie in the 1983 production of Slab Boys, with Sean Penn and Kevin Bacon.
From BBC ● Apr. 2, 2025
“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
For the tale of an emotional affair touching on issues of mental health, a first-time filmmaker gives Peet what could be the meatiest role of her career.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 3, 2026
Julia Garner, who plays one of the film’s primary villains, the Silver Surfer, shockingly has some of the meatiest character writing in the entire film.
From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2025
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
I rank his book as the meatiest and richest of all books dealing with campaigns against Indians.
From Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest, with a Few Observations by J. Frank (James Frank) Dobie
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