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unmeated en · ADJ

Etymology

un- + meat + -ed

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, rare) Without meat; meatless.
    • Then a thin old hag […] moaned out, "Twopence for two ounces!" and had to go out of the shop unmeated, since her earnings — or her beggings — had not brought her enough to have that small price to spare. 1877, All the Year Round, page 468:
    • Separate wings into pieces at the joints. Discard the unmeated portion and retain the two remaining portions of the wing. 2020, Tim Pinsonneault, A Cookbook for Masons:
    • You've got to like unsalted, unmeated meals, non-smoking environments, and above all, tofu. 1982, William Shurtleff, Akiko Aoyagi, Using Tofu, Tempeh & Other Soyfoods in Restaurants, Delis & Cafeterias, page 26: