LARDY

Etymology

Adjective

lardy (comparative lardier, superlative lardiest)

Resembling or containing (perhaps an excess of) lard.

(colloquial, pejorative, of a person) fat or overweight.

Noun

lardy (plural lardies)

(slang, pejorative) An obese person.

A lardy cake.

Anagrams

• Dalry, Daryl

Source: Wiktionary


Lard"y, a.

Definition: Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or consistency of lard.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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