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fatsome en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree English fat Proto-Indo-European *sem- Proto-Indo-European *-os Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *somHós Proto-Germanic *samaz Proto-Germanic *-samaz Proto-West Germanic *-sam Old English -sum Middle English -som English -some English fatsome From fat + -some.

Meanings

1. Characteristically fat or fatty.
   • “'You better not be telling a whopper!” says the fatsome one, slitting his eyes, “You know what happens when people tell us whoppers.” 2013, Anna Kemp, Fantastic Frankie and the Brain-Drain Machine:
   • My first thought was that it would make a fine accompaniment to my evening meal, for your puffin is a fatsome bird and fries nicely in its own juices. 2016, Will Mabbitt, The Unlikely Adventures of Mabel Jones:

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