nonfatty

adjective

non·​fat·​ty ˌnän-ˈfa-tē How to pronounce nonfatty (audio)
: containing relatively little fat : not fatty
nonfatty cuts of beef

Word History

First Known Use

1869, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonfatty was in 1869

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Cite this Entry

“Nonfatty.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonfatty. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

nonfatty

adjective
non·​fat·​ty ˌnän-ˈfa-tē How to pronounce nonfatty (audio)
variants or non-fatty
: not fatty : containing little or no fat
a nonfatty meal
… a woman would receive a baseline mammogram at age 40 to determine her breast density, or the proportion of dense, non-fatty tissue in the breast.Katherine Hobson, The Wall Street Journal
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