Meanings
adjectivefattish (not comparable)
- not comparableSomewhat fat
He was a fattish but active man of paralysing stupidity, a mass of imbecile enthusiasms […]
1949, George Orwell, chapter 2, in Nineteen Eighty-Four, part 1
Synonyms & antonyms
adjectivesomewhat fat
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Origin
- Middle Englishfattisshe
- Englishfattish
From Middle English fattisshe, fattyssh; equivalent to fat + -ish.
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APA
fattish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fattish
MLA
“fattish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fattish. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “fattish,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/fattish.
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