51Թ

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fatly

[ fat-lee ]

adverb

  1. in the manner of a fat person; ponderously.
  2. richly:

    a fatly endowed foundation.

  3. with self-satisfaction; smugly.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fatly1

First recorded in 1505–15; fat + -ly
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The spider is on its back and fatly vulnerable, struggling to find its pointed feet and scurry back into the air.

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Shreve was coming up the walk, shambling, fatly earnest, his glasses glinting beneath the running leaves like little pools.

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At the last minute his courage failed him and he floated fatly by without looking in.

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Then they stun themselves against clear windowpanes and die, fatly baffled by the sun.”

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Sylvius laughed fatly; the ball and the new name both pleased him.

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