fat·ty

(făt′ē)

adj. fat·ti·er, fat·ti·est

1. Containing or composed of fat: fatty food; fatty deposits.

2. Characteristic of fat; greasy.

3. Derived from or chemically related to fat.

n. also fat·tie (făt′ē) pl. fat·ties Derogatory

A fat person.

fat′ti·ly adv.

fat′ti·ness n.

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fatty

(ˈfætɪ)

adj, -tier or -tiest

1. (Biochemistry) containing, consisting of, or derived from fat

2. having the properties of fat; greasy; oily

3. (Physiology) (esp of tissues, organs, etc) characterized by the excessive accumulation of fat

n, pl -ties

informal a fat person

ˈfattily adv

ˈfattiness n

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

fat•ty¹

(ˈfæt i)

adj. -ti•er, -ti•est.

1. consisting of, containing, or resembling fat: fatty tissue.

2. characterized by excessive accumulation of fat.

[1350–1400]

fat′ti•ly, adv.

fat′ti•ness, n.

fat•ty²

(ˈfæt i)

n., pl. -ties.

usage: This term is usually used with disparaging intent and perceived as insulting. However, it is sometimes used in a humorous way without intent to offend.

—n. Informal: Usually Disparaging and Offensive.

(a term used to refer to a fat person.)

[1790–1800]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	fatty - a rotund individual butterball, fat person, fatso, roly-poly large person - a person of greater than average size
Adj.	1.	fatty - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" fat fat-free, fatless, nonfat - without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk"

fatty

adjective greasy, fat, creamy, oily, adipose, oleaginous, suety, rich fatty acids

Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002

fatty

adjective

1. Having the qualities of fat:

adipose, fat, greasy, oily, oleaginous, unctuous.

2. Having too much flesh:

corpulent, fat, fleshy, gross, obese, overblown, overweight, porcine, portly, stout, weighty.

Translations

دُهْنـي

tlustýtučný

fedfedtholdig

fitugur

fatty

[ˈfætɪ]

A. ADJ (fattier (compar) (fattiest (superl)))

1. [food] → graso

2. (Anat) [tissue] → adiposo

B. N → gordo/a m/f
fatty! → ¡gordo!

C. CPD fatty acid N → ácido m graso

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

fatty

[ˈfæti]

adj [food] → gras(se)

(pejorative) → gros (grosse)m/ffatty acid n → acide m grasfatty tissue n → tissu m adipeux

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

fatty

adj (+er) → fett; (= greasy) → fettig; fatty deposits → Fettablagerungen pl; fatty tissue → Fettgewebe nt; fatty tumour → Fettgeschwulst f; they have a fattier diet than us → sie ernähren sich fettreicher als wir

n (inf) → Dickerchen nt (inf)

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

fatty

[ˈfætɪ]

1. adj (foods) → grasso/a (Anat) (tissue) → grasso/a, adiposo/a

2. n (fam) → ciccione/a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

fat

(fӕt) noun

1. an oily substance made by the bodies of animals and by some plants. This meat has got a lot of fat on it.

2. a kind of such substance, used especially for cooking. There are several good cooking fats on the market.

adjective

1. having a lot of fat on one's body; large, heavy and round in shape. He was a very fat child.

2. large or abundant. Her business made a fat profit; A fat lot of good that is! (= That is no good at all)

ˈfatness noun

ˈfatten verb

(often with up) to make or become fat. They are fattening up a turkey to eat at Christmas.

ˈfatty adjective

containing, or like, fat. This meat is very fatty.

ˈfattiness noun

ˈfat-head noun

a stupid person.

fat·ty

a. adiposo-a, grasoso-a;

___ acids → ácidos grasos;

___ cirrhosis → cirrosis ___;

___ degeneration → degeneración ___;

___ heart → corazón ___;

___ hernia → hernia ___;

___ infiltration → infiltración ___;

___ kidney → riñón ___;

___ liver → hígado ___;

___ oil → aceite ___;

___ tumor → lipoma;

___ tissue → tejido ___.

fatty

adj (comp -tier; super -tiest) (tissue) adiposo (form), graso; (food) graso, grasoso

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"Can it, Fatty, can it," Whiskers muttered wearily.

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"I always did think there was somethin' wrong with Fatty anyway."

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Only when he thought of Miss Mackenzie there fell upon his mind a shadow of regret; that young lady was worthy of better things than plain John Nicholson, still known among schoolmates by the derisive name of 'Fatty'; and he felt, if he could chalk a cue, or stand at ease, with such a careless grace as Alan, he could approach the object of his sentiments with a less crushing sense of inferiority.

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Almost as soon as he had spoken, a portly upright man (whom I can see now, as I write) in a well-worn olive-coloured frock-coat, with a peculiar pallor over-spreading the red in his complexion, and eyes that went wandering about when he tried to fix them, came up to a corner of the bars, and put his hand to his hat - which had a greasy and fatty surface like cold broth - with a half-serious and half-jocose military salute.

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"Oh, she's a funny little fatty; I wouldn't have her different.

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"Good-by, Fatty. We must be human, we are all mortal you know!" and the Frenchman with the spot on his cheek ran back to his comrades.

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There is no positive disease; there is only a chronic feebleness -- a fatty degeneration -- a want of vital power in the organ itself.

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Then in the case of excisions you have all kinds of secondary changes, pigmentary disturbances, modifications of the passions, alterations in the secretion of fatty tissue.

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"I believe that you are suffering from what is called fatty degeneration of the heart, a disease which was first divined and explored by Laennec, the man who gave us the stethoscope, not so very many years ago.

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And I'll say, 'Why, the funeral of that good-for-nothing, gambling, whiskey-drinking Burning Daylight--the man that died of fatty degeneration of the heart from sitting in night and day at the business game 'Yes ma'am,' I'll say, 'he's sure a gone 'coon, but I've come to take his place and make you happy.

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His steps were the short and shuffling ones of a man advanced in years and in fatty degeneration, but of a sudden they stopped beneath my very eyes.

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Little children ran after us, crying: "Hey, mister, ain't you hungry?" And one woman, nursing a child at her breast, called to Dakon: "Say, Fatty, I'll give you a meal for your skate--ham and potatoes, currant jelly, white bread, canned butter, and two cups of coffee."

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