suety


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Adj.1.suety - like or full of suet; "suety lamb chops"
fatty, fat - containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
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suety

[ˈsʊɪtɪ] ADJ → seboso
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suety

adj → talgig
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It spoke in a thick, suety sort of voice, and Alice hadn't a word to say in reply: she could only sit and look at it and gasp.
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Lately I have begun to feel that I am falling off myself, that my suety old flesh is melting off my skeleton and soon will all be gone.
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The generous beef and ale pie, served with bright green, crunchy savoy cabbage and lightly pureed potato, had a thin, suety crust, and was full of the tenderest beef and carrots, but lacked seasoning.
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