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# meaty

adjective (meaty, meatier, meatiest)

«meaty» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Full of meat or tasting of meat: «a meaty stew». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/#m1)
2. Big, thick and strong: «meaty arms». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/#m2)
3. Full of interesting, important ideas: «a meaty book». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/#m3)

### In the lessons

In everyday life it describes food: meaty sauces, meaty dog food. In stories it describes a big, strong person or animal. In school talk, «a meaty question» is a hard, interesting one. Phrases: «meaty flavour», «a meaty bone».

### Examples

- The dog chewed a meaty bone. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/#x1)
- Dad made a meaty pasta sauce. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/#x2)
- The mushrooms had a meaty taste. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/#x3)
- The wrestler had big meaty hands. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/#x4)
- This is a meaty chapter with lots of facts. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/#x5)
- Vegetarians can eat meaty-tasting burgers made from beans. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/#x6)

### Note

Comparatives: meatier, meatiest. Cooked bones can splinter and hurt dogs; ask an adult before giving bones.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «meaty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/M/meaty/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«meaty» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/meaty.html) on Mova free.