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calorie-ful en · ADJ

Etymology

From calorie + -ful.

Meanings

1. Full of calories.
   • You can put yogurt in soup too (a cucumber one, for instance), in puddings, in beef stroganoff (instead of calorie[-]ful sour cream), also into such things as doughnuts, some cakes, and curried shrimp, a very easy-to-make gourmet luncheon dish. 1969 March 11, Penny Wise, “Yogurt Available In Two Per Cent”, in The Sun, volume LXXXIII, number 134, Vancouver, B.C., page 31:
   • Rich sauces aren’t as calorie-ful as they seem if this type milk is used instead of cream. 1967 February 16, “Popular Egg Recipe Has New Twist”, in The Oregon Statesman, 116th year, number 326, Salem, Ore., page 25:
   • I always thought of popcorn as a rather calorie-ful snack, but I heard Orville, the popcorn king, say on television the other day that it is healthy, low in calories, and very tasty if popped in flavored oil. 1981 October 21, Pat Brockenborough, “Treat Halloween goblins…”, in The Paducah Sun, Paducah, Ken., pages D—4:
   • From the viewpoint of a typical frosh student straight from the battlefield of life I think it’s rather ridiculous and old-maidish to take a gorgeous looking gal to the dance, wear yourself out for her sake, take her to Wingets for a luscious, “calory-ful” malt and then leave her alone and forsaken on the cold, uninviting steps of the dorm after nothing more than just a casual handshake and a few murmured “thank yous”. 1946 May 3, “Letters To The Editor”, in The Frosh Fantasy, Utah State Agricultural College, page two:
   • We had fairly nice down bags, probably used extra sleeping pads, probably had a good calorie-ful snack before bed, etc. 2000 February 5, Mark Burgess, “how to winter camp with a 25 C sleeping bag?”, in rec.backcountry (Usenet):
   • But there comes a day, when living dangerously comes to almost everyone and this danger shows it’s disrupting head in the form of a beautifully calorie-ful dessert. 1970 May 7, Maxine Buren, “Even a Dedicated Dieter May Falter”, in The Oregon Statesman, 120th year, number 41, Salem, Ore., page 23:
   • Some of us then enjoyed hamburgers and calorie-ful dessert before parting. 1967 December 15, “Note This”, in All-Church Press (edition of Oklahoma City Star), volume 38, number 37, Oklahoma City, Okla., page 1:
   • As I sip my first coffee in the morning, with its ladling of cream, and my first whiskey in the evening, with its calorie-ful taste pricking my tongue, I look out the window at joggers. 1977 April 10, Henry Fairlie, “Lean & dangerous”, in Star-Bulletin & Advertiser, page E-3:
   • You are very strict with yourself at mealtime for two days after every party to make up for the calorie-ful intake; 1973 August 8, “Slimming Tricks for Parties”, in Santa Cruz Sentinel, 118th year, number 185, page 9:
   • Pick a few things you know you need to do to improve -- add in some regular exercise, change a particularly calorie-ful part of your eating habits -- commit to those, and see what happens. 2004 January 10, Dan Cosley, “Want to lose 4 sizes”, in misc.fitness.weights (Usenet):
   • Combined with melted marshmallows and whipped cream, it’s both calory-ful and colorful—so make the servings dainty, she warns. 1956 October 25, Betty Bushman, “Mrs. Russell Johansen Gives Favorite Coffee Time Recipes Including Christmas Cookies”, in Santa Cruz Sentinel, 100th year, number 253, Santa Cruz, Calif., page 16:
   • Somebody took me to task the other day because the recipes in this column are always so rich and fattening … actually, it is deliberate … it is sort of a test for readers to see how much temptation they can resist … well, here’s one that isn’t quite so caloryful, but it is right tasty … comes from that fine Philadelphia cook. 1961 September 4, Bette Thompson, “all around the town”, in Amarillo Globe-Times, 38th year, number 138, Amarillo, Tex., page 9:
   • Fresh fruit is another good dessert after a calorie-ful main course. 1967 March 22, Brownie Schrumpf, “Slow-Bake Ham, Corn Pudding Treats After Easter Parade”, in Bangor Daily News, volume 78, number 238, Bangor, Me., page 8:
   • I trust that Mrs. Duke has hearty, calorie-ful eating on this pie. 1960 February 11, Josephine Moody, “Reader’s Question Answered From 1891 Whitehouse Cookbook”, in The Atlanta Constitution, volume XCII, number 202, Atlanta, Ga., page 2-F:
   • Here’s a colorful and calorie-ful verse from Mrs. Jane R. Kelley of Richmond dealing with the students’ complaint about school-lunch quality:[…] 1971 June 2, Richard V. Happel, “Notes and Footnotes”, in The Berkshire Eagle, volume 80, number 20, Pittsfield, Mass., page 22:
   • Can I now eat malteds, fried potatoes (whether called chips or French fries, or by any other name), a feast of fattening cheese, nuts, healthy but calorie-ful, or stick to broccoli, lean protein, fruits, no trans-fats, etc? 2008 April 23, Carole, “Boy or Girl? The Answer May Depend on Mom’s Eating Habits”, in Well (The New York Times), published comment:
   • One of the least calorie-ful methods of preparing chicken is to stew it, remembering that the older and bigger the bird the higher the fat content. 1964 August, Leonard Louis Levinson, “Chicken and Turkey”, in The Complete Book of Low Calorie Cooking, new and revised edition, New York, N.Y.; London: Hawthorn Books, Inc., →LCCN, page 137:
   • We refer to offering such delightfully calorie-ful recipes as these desserts, to a readership made up of ladies who love to eat and shouldn’t. 1968 May 23, Maxine Buren, “Rich Recipes Bring Gleam to Diner’s Eye”, in The Oregon Statesman, 118th year, number 57, Salem, Ore., page 23:
   • Flavorful but not calorie-ful 1967, Sunset, page 174:
   • Here’s a rich (and calorie-ful!) candy that stars with a penuche fudge mix. 1965 April 14, “Pralines”, in The Journal-News, volume 75, number 288, Nyack, N.Y., page 16:
   • It’s better for you than calorie-ful, protein-less jam any day, and it even tastes better! 1972, Naura Hayden, “Dynamite for Breakfast: Blast off with energy that lasts all day long”, in The Hip, High-Prote, Low-Cal, Easy-Does-It Cookbook, Dell Publishing Co., Inc., published 1974, page 20:
   • Most alluring was the pastry table, with cakes and pies, tarts, cookies and eclairs, a caloryful array of goodies that ruined serveral^([sic]) diets. 1962 April 7, Hildy Crawford, “Around Town”, in The Desert Sun, volume 35, number 211, Palm Springs, Calif., page 5:

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