fat

English

/fæt/

adj
Definitions
  • Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
  • Thick.
  • Bountiful.
  • Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich said of food.
  • (obsolete) Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
  • Fertile; productive.
  • Rich; producing a large income; desirable.
  • Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate.
  • (dated) Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.
  • (alternative form of) phat

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fat inherited from Old English fǣtt (fatted, fat) inherited from *faitid (fatted).

Origin

*faitid

Gloss

fatted

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