lardy
Definition
- Adjective:
- Containing or resembling lard: "lardy" describes something that contains lard (rendered pig fat used in cooking) or has a greasy, fatty quality similar to lard.
- Excessively fat or greasy: Informally, it can refer to food or other substances that are unpleasantly oily or fatty.
Usage Examples
- (The pastry contained too much lard or was excessively greasy.)
- (His hands were greasy with lard or fat.)
Advanced Usage
- "lardy cake": a traditional English sweet bread made with lard, currants, and sugar.
- She bought a lardy cake from the bakery for tea time. (A specific type of cake containing lard.)
- "lardy as an insult": used metaphorically to describe something or someone as overly fatty or unappealing.
- The movie was lardy with clichés and predictable plot twists. (The movie was heavily burdened with clichés.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lard (noun): rendered pig fat used in cooking.
- The recipe calls for lard to make the crust flaky. (A type of fat.)
- Larded (adj): covered or stuffed with lard; also used metaphorically to mean "filled with something".
- The roast was larded with strips of bacon. (The meat was prepared with lard or fat.)
Synonyms
- Greasy: covered with or resembling grease.
- Fatty: containing a high proportion of fat.
- Oily: soaked with or resembling oil.
Related Idioms
- As lardy as a butcher's apron: very greasy or fatty.
- The fried chicken was as lardy as a butcher's apron. (Extremely oily.)
- Lardy-dardy: an old-fashioned slang term meaning affectedly elegant or dandyish (not directly related to fat).
- He walked in with a lardy-dardy air, tipping his hat. (Pretentiously stylish.)
Phrasal Verbs
- There are no standard phrasal verbs that use "lardy" directly, as it is primarily an adjective. However, the verb lard can be used:
- Lard with: to intersperse or embellish with something.
- The speech was larded with jokes. (The speech was filled with jokes.)