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fatty

[fat-ee] / ˈfæt i /
ADJECTIVE
full of adipose tissue
Synonyms
Antonyms
STRONGEST
WEAK


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The researchers believe DT-109 may have uses beyond treating fatty liver disease.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

Serving up heaps of fatty cabeza and sizzling al pastor, it grew to nearly a dozen locations spanning from Long Beach to L.A. to the Antelope Valley, drawing praise from prominent food critics.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

But, importantly, the program doesn’t cover the medication for patients who’d be eligible for a GLP-1 under existing Medicare Part D benefits—for conditions like Type 2 diabetes, obstructive sleep apnea, and fatty liver disease.

From Barron's Jun. 30, 2026

“Pasteurizing milk kills or changes the natural enzymes, antibodies, and fatty acids that are critical to the physiology of how this works in your body.”

From Salon Jun. 22, 2026

It is actually cheaper to eat high-calorie, fatty, processed foods than whole foods.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

I’d probably be considered a bad fatty and so would a lot of other fatties I know.

From Time Jan. 5, 2015

And I know it's a morality tale like Shockheaded Peter, but those children were bullies and pyromaniacs, not shy fatties.

From The Guardian Jun. 26, 2013

Pigeons don’t migrate, though, and despite their seasonal weight gain, birds tend not to be among the world’s top fatties.

From Slate Apr. 18, 2012

“No. They’re sports stars, actors, artists. The men with stringy hair are musicians, I think. The really ugly ones are politicians, and someone told me the fatties are mostly comedians.”

From "Uglies" by Scott Westerfeld

Say, all the fifty-seven varieties was represented,—tall ones, short ones, thin ones,219 plump ones, and plain fatties.

From Torchy by Brehm, George

It could be that processing the ground pork patties, which involved grinding the meat and adding the fattier meat to the lean, affected the kinetics of digestion.

From Science Daily Oct. 15, 2025

They often import lean beef from countries such as Australia and New Zealand to blend with fattier U.S. supplies to make hamburgers.

From Reuters Nov. 10, 2023

You start with bone-in, skin-on thighs, which tend to be fattier than other cuts of chicken.

From Washington Post Feb. 16, 2023

They also pushed for more lean cuts of meat, specifically chops and tenderloins, which, in turn, caused the price of fattier cuts to drop significantly.

From Salon Jan. 31, 2023

"I wonder if you have anything to do with an old friend of my fattier, Archdeacon Bakkus?"

From The Mountebank by Locke, William John

The brain is the body's fattiest organ, with fatty compounds called lipids making up 60% of its weight.

From Science Daily Feb. 5, 2024

Many people nowadays shy from eating pork, especially the fattiest parts, but it serves as the base and the literal meat and bones of Hoppin’ John.

From Washington Post Dec. 23, 2022

Cold water produces the biggest, fattiest varieties of zooplankton.

From Washington Times Jan. 15, 2020

A lumbering, chunky beast clad in a sheep-like coat of hair, it is the hairiest and fattiest of pigs.

From The Guardian Dec. 27, 2019

Forage fish feed on zooplankton, and cold water produces the biggest, fattiest versions, said Shannon Atkinson, a physiologist and researcher at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

From Seattle Times Feb. 10, 2017




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