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Definition of Lardy
1. a. Containing, or resembling, lard; of the character or consistency of lard.
Definition of Lardy
1. Adjective. Resembling or containing (perhaps an excess of) lard. ¹
2. Adjective. (context: colloquial pejorative of a person) fat or overweight. ¹
3. Noun. (slang pejorative) An obese person. ¹
4. Noun. A lardy cake. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Lardy
1. resembling lard [adj LARDIER, LARDIEST]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lardy
Literary usage of Lardy
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The world's wit and humor: an encyclopedia of the classic wit and humor of by Lionel Strachey (1906)
"Lorenzo De lardy DALILAH DE DARDY adored An officer, late of the Guards, Lorenzo
de lardy, a lord, A personal friend of the bards. ..."
2. Paisley Poets: With Brief Memoirs of Them, and Selections from Their Poetry by Robert Brown (1890)
"JAMES M'lardy was born in Glasgow on 22nd August, 1824. ... After leaving Paisley,
M'lardy went to Glasgow, and was there as a boot manufacturer for some ..."
3. Studies in English, Written and Spoken: For the Use of Continental Students by Cornelis Stoffel (1894)
"175, where he is referring to " lardy toffs and swell ladies". ... Arry playfully
amplifies lardy into lardy-dardy, in which the languid utterance of the ..."
4. China Joins the World: Progress and Prospects by Elizabeth Economy, Michel Oksenberg (1999)
"... and the International Financial System NICHOLAS R. lardy SINCE its economic
reforms began in the late 1970s China has become an increasingly important ..."
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