fatter
US/ˈfætɚ/
fatter is the comparative form of fat.
Meaning of fat
Adjective
fat (comparative fatter, superlative fattest)
- Carrying more fat than usual on one's body; plump; not lean or thin.
- The fat man had problems going through the door.
- Thick; large.
- The fat wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
- Synonyms:
- thick
- Bulbous; rotund.
- So this was my future home, I thought! […] Backed by towering hills, the but faintly discernible purple line of the French boundary off to the southwest, a sky of palest Gobelin flecked with fat, fleecy little clouds, it in truth looked a dear little city; the city of one's dreams.1908, W[illiam] B[lair] M[orton] Ferguson, chapter IV, in Zollenstein, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC
- Bountiful.
- Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich (said of food).
- Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid.
- Make the heart of this people fat,[…]1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 6:10, column 1
Questions about fatter
- What is fatter the comparative form of?
- Fatter is the comparative form of fat.
- How do you pronounce fatter?
- Fatter is pronounced /ˈfætɚ/ (US).
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