meat´i|ness

meat´i|ness
meat|y «MEE tee», adjective, meat|i|er, meat|i|est.
1. of meat; having the flavor of meat: »

some choice meaty bits.

2. like meat: »

a meaty texture.

3. full of meat; fleshy: »

a meaty roast with little bone.

4. Figurative. full of substance; giving food for thought; pithy: »

The speech was very meaty; it contained many valuable ideas.

meat´i|ly, adverb.
meat´i|ness, noun.

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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