fatly

F4A1T1L1Y4

adverb

In a fat way; in the manner of a fat person.

Scrabble 11

Meanings

adverbfatly (comparative more fatly, superlative most fatly)

comparative more fatly · superlative most fatly

  1. In a fat way; in the manner of a fat person.

    'You see, dear boy, everything has been thought of and you need have no fears on my account.' He chuckled fatly.

    1953, Ian Fleming, “'My Dear Boy'”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 125
    1 more example

    This was the hour for the dancing of the springs, but from the two sundered beds came not even the sound of sleeping. Kartar Singh smiled fatly and happily resumed his round.

    1958, Anthony Burgess, The Enemy in the Blanket (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 369

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

fatly. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatly

MLA

“fatly.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatly. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fatly,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fatly.

Source: fatly on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.