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lardy

lard·y
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [lahr-dee]
    • /ˈlɑr di/
    • /ˈlɑː.dɪ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [lahr-dee]
    • /ˈlɑr di/

Definitions of lardy word

  • adjective lardy like or consisting of lard: lardy pastry. 1
  • adjective lardy fat or becoming fat: a diet designed for the lardy figure. 1
  • noun lardy Resembling or containing (perhaps an excess of) lard. 1
  • adjective lardy fat; obese 0
  • noun lardy (Slang) (pejorative) An obese person. 0
  • noun lardy A lardy cake. 0

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Origin of lardy

First appearance:

before 1880
One of the 23% newest English words
First recorded in 1880-85; lard + -y1

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Parts of speech for Lardy

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

lardy popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 73% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
According to our data about 56% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lardy usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for lardy

adj lardy

  • oily — smeared or covered with oil; greasy: an oily road surface.
  • greasy — smeared, covered, or soiled with grease.
  • rich — having wealth or great possessions; abundantly supplied with resources, means, or funds; wealthy: a rich man; a rich nation.
  • unctuous — characterized by excessive piousness or moralistic fervor, especially in an affected manner; excessively smooth, suave, or smug.
  • oleaginous — having the nature or qualities of oil.

adjective lardy

  • fatlike — Resembling fat (the chemical substance) or some aspect of it.
  • fatty — consisting of, containing, or resembling fat: fatty tissue.

Antonyms for lardy

adj lardy

  • lean — to incline or bend from a vertical position: She leaned out the window.
  • dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
  • thin — having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick: thin ice.
  • defatted — having too much flabby tissue; corpulent; obese: a fat person.
  • low-fat — of or being a food or style of cooking that contains or uses very little butter, oil, or other fat, usually three grams of fat or less per serving.

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