"wastey" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Forms: more wastey [comparative], most wastey [superlative]
Etymology: waste + -y Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|waste|y}} waste + -y Head templates: {{en-adj}} wastey (comparative more wastey, superlative most wastey)
  1. (of an animal, or a meat) too fat, as opposed to meaty Synonyms (too fat): overfinished, wasty
    Sense id: en-wastey-en-adj-v9KnUyaP Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 37 30 33 Disambiguation of 'too fat': 100 0 0
  2. (of a fruit or a vegetable) soft as a result of getting overripe Synonyms (getting overripe): swash, swashy
    Sense id: en-wastey-en-adj-bUDj0n1j Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 37 30 33 Disambiguation of 'getting overripe': 13 58 29
  3. (slang) getting drunk close to being wasted Tags: slang Synonyms (drunk): inebriated
    Sense id: en-wastey-en-adj-guDwuY1N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -y Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 33 39 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -y: 37 30 33 Disambiguation of 'drunk': 0 0 100
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: soused, drunk

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