Dictionary

wastey en · ADJ

Etymology

From waste + -y.

Meanings

1. (of an animal, qualifier:or a meat) too fat, as opposed to meaty
   • Protein brought out more of the muscling and red meat before the cattle got too wastey with too much fat.
   • "As a result, much of the beef that was consumed in the past was "wastey," requiring extensive trimming of the fat in order to provide suitable cuts for the retail and restaurant trade." 2012, Gerald Reed, Enzymes in Food Processing:
2. (of a fruit or a vegetable) soft as a result of getting overripe
   • Frosted or wastey fruit will be unsalable.
3. (slang) getting drunk close to being wasted

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Synonyms

swashy (getting overripe) · overfinished (too fat) · inebriated (drunk) · wasty (too fat) · swash (getting overripe) · soused